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Be Quick Or Be Dead |
Covered in sinners and dripping with guilt
Making you money from slime and from filth
Parading your bellies in ivory towers
Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers Chorus You got to watch them - Be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head
You've got to watch them - Be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven - The thief in your head...
Be quick! Or be dead!
Be quick! Or be dead!
See... what's ruling all our lives, see... who's pulling the strings...
See... what's ruling all our lives, see... who pulls the strings...
I bet you won't fall on your face, your belly will hold you in place The serpent is crawling inside of your ear
He says you must vote for what you want to hear
Don't matter what's wrong as long as you're alright
So pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind Chorus
(Solo: Janick Gers)
(Solo: Dave Murray)
Chorus TOP |
From Here To Eternity |
She fell in love with his greasy machine, she leaned over wiped his kickstart clean
She'd never seen the beast before, but she left there wanting more more more
But when she was walking on down the road, she heard a sound that made her heart explode
He whispered to her to get on the
back, "I'll take you on a ride from here to eternity"
Chorus Hell ain't a bad place, hell is from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place, hell is from here to eternity
She must be having one of her crazy dreams, she'd never sat on a piece so mean
It made her feel like's she's on cloud nine, she even thought she heard the engine sigh
But like all dreams that come to an end, they took a tumble at the devil's bend
The beast and Charlotte they were two of a kind, they'd always take the line from here to eternity Chorus (Solo: Dave Murray)
(Solo: Janick Gers) Chorus TOP |
Afriad To Shoot Strangers |
Lying awake at night I wipe the sweat from my brow
But it's not the fear 'cos I'd rather go now
Trying to visualise the horrors that will lay ahead
The desert sand mound a burial ground When it comes to the time, are we partners in crime?
When it comes to the time, we'll be ready to die
God let us go now and finish what's to be done
Thy kingdom come, thy shall be done... on earth Trying to justify to ourselves the reasons to go
Should we live and let live, forget or forgive?
But how can we let them go on this way?
The reign of terror corruption must end
And we know deep down there's no other way
No trust, no reasoning, no more to say
(Solo: Janick Gers) Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers (x6) (Solo: Dave Murray) Afraid to shoot strangers (x4) TOP |
Fear Is The Key |
We live our lives in fever, in a choking sweat of fear
In the heat of the night you can feel so much
In the heat of the night I scream "Don't touch!"
Chorus I remember a time when we used and abused
We fought all our battles in vain
I remember a time we thought that passion was free
In the heat of the night... bodies aflame
We live in fever... I hear your secret heartbeat, I can hear your silent cries
The kids have lost their freedom, and nobody cares till somebody famous dies Chorus Now we live in a world of uncertainty
Fear is the key - to what you want to be
You don't get a say the majority get's it's way
You're outnumbered by the bastards till the day you die
I hear your secret heartbeat, I can hear your silent cries
Oh, it gets to lies and lies
The kids have lost their freedom, and nobody cares till somebody famous dies
They're telling lies and lies and lies and lies and lies... I remember a time when we used and abused
Ah, it was just lies
I remember a time we thought that passion was free
But it was just lies and lies and lies and lies and lies
In the night, ooh (Solo: Janick Gers) We live in fever, we live in fever, we live in fever
Now we live in a world of uncertainty
Fear is the key - to what you want to be
You don't get a say the majority get's it's way
You're outnumbered by the bastards till the day you die TOP |
Childhoods End |
I'd sail across the ocean, I'd walk a hundred miles
If I could make it to the end, oh just to see a smile
You see it in their faces, the sadness in their tears
The desperation and the anger, madness and the fear
Chorus
No hope, no life, just pain and fear
No food, no love, just greed is here
Starvation and the hunger, the suffering and the pain
The agonies of all-out war, when will it ever end?
The struggle for the power, a tyrant tries again
Just what the hell is going on? When will it ever end? Chorus (Solo: Janick Gers) You see the full moon float, you watch the red sun rise
We take these things for granted, but somewhere someone's dying
Contaminated waters, pollution and decay
Just waiting for disease to strike, oh will we learn someday?
No hope, no life, just pain and fear
No food, no love, no seed, childhood's end
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Wasting Love |
Maybe one day I'll be an honest man,
Up till now I'm doing the best I can
Long roads, long days of sunrise to sunset, sunrise to sunset
Dream on brother while you can,
Dream on sister, I hope you find the one
All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time
Chorus Spend your days full of emptiness
Spend your years full of loneliness
Wasting love in a desperate caress
Rolling shadows of nights
Dream on brother while you can, dream on sister, I hope you find the one
All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time
Sands are flowing and the lines are in your hand
In your eyes I see the hunger, and the desperate cry that tears the night Chorus (Solo: Janick Gers) Chorus (x2) TOP |
The Fugitive |
On a cold October morning as frost lay on the ground
Waiting to make my move I make no sound
Waiting for the mist to cover all around
I carefully picked my time then took the wall I'm sick and tired of running, the hunger and the pain
A stop to look about then off again
Being at the wrong place and at the wrong time
Suspected of a hit that was my crime
Chorus I am a fugitive being hunted down like game
I am a fugitive but I've got to clear my name
I am a fugitive being hunted down like game
I am a fugitive but I've got to clear my name
Always looking 'round me forever looking back
I'll always be a target for attack
Ever moving onward, always on the run
Waiting for the sight of a loaded gun Chorus (Solo: Janick Gers)
(Solo: Dave Murray) Even if I find them and get to clear my name
I know that things can never be the same
But if I ever prove my innocence some day
I've got to get them all to make them pay Chorus TOP |
Chains Of Misery |
There's a madman in the corner of your eye, he likes to pry - into your sunlight
He wants to burst into the street with you and I, a world of shadows and of rain
He's seen what love is, he wants to pay you back with guilt
He lies to you he won't let you be, he's got your chains of misery
He won't be still till he's turned your key, he holds your chains of misery
Yeah yeah, he's got your chains of misery There's a
prophet in the gutter in the street, he says "You're damned!" and you believe him
He's got a vision but it shines out through your eyes, a world of hatred and fear
He's felt what love means, he wants to pay you back with pain Chorus He lies to you he won't let you be
He's got your chains of misery
He won't be still till he's turned your key
He holds your chains of misery
He's got your chains of misery
It's only love that holds the key to our hearts...
It's only love... (Solo: Dave Murray) Chorus TOP
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The Apparition |
Now I'm here can you see me?
'Cos I'm out on my own
When the room goes cold tell me
You can feel me
...'cos I'm here Here I am can you see me
Passing through on my way
To a place I'd been to only in my dreams... before In a world of delusion
Never turn your back on a friend
'Cause you can count your real true friends on one hand...through life There are those that deceive you
There are those that'll let you down
Is there someone out there that would die for you... thought not Live your life with a passion
Everything you do, do well
You only get out of life what you put in... so they say
In a world of confusion
People never say what they mean
If you want a straight answer
Go look for one... right now In a room full of strangers, do you stand with your back to the wall
Do you sometimes feel like you're on the outside... looking in? You can make your own luck
You create your destiny
I believe you have the power if you want to... it's true
(Solo: Janick Gers)
(Solo: Dave Murray)
(Solo: Janick Gers)
You can do what you want to
If you try a little bit harder
A little bit of faith goes a long way... it does
Are we here for a reason?
I'd like to know just what you think
It would be nice to know what happens when we die... wouldn't it? There are some who are wise
There are some who are born naive
I believe that there are some that must have lived before... don't you? As for me well I'm thinking
You gotta keep an open mind
But I hope that my life's not an open and shut case
Extra sensory perception
Life after death, telepathy
Can the soul live on and travel through space and time? You know I feel so elated
'Cause I'm about to find it out
And when I know all the answers maybe I'll come back... to fill you in You don't be alarmed now
If I try to contact you
If things go missing or get moved around... it's me And don't disbelieve it
No matter what your 'friends might say
We'll meet up again some place, some way.... one day TOP |
Judas Be My Guide |
(Solo: Dave Murray)
Lights out - We live in a world of darkness
No doubt - Everything's up for sale
We sleep - All of the world is burning
We pray - To god for a better deal Nothing is sacred - Back then or now
Everything's wasted, is that all there is? Can I go now? Chorus
Judas my guide, whispers in the night
Judas my guide
Fight wars - Die in a blaze of glory
Come home - Meat in a plastic sack
Fall down - Better pray to your god for mercy
So kneel - and help the blade cut clean Nothing is sacred - Back then or now
Everyone's wasted, is that all there is? Is that it now? Chorus (x2) I live in the black, I have no guiding light
I'm whispering in your dreams...
(Solo: Dave Murray) Chorus (x2) TOP |
Weekend Warrior |
The rebel of yesterday, tomorrow's fool
Who are you kidding being that cool?
Trying to break away from running with the pack
But they ain't listening so you've gotta go backYou're a weekend warrior when you're one of the crowd
But it's over, just look at you now...
You're not so brave the way you behave
It makes you sick, gotta get out quick
It's all bravado when you're out with your mates
It's like a different person goes through those gates
And the game begins
The adrenaline's high
Feel the tension maybe someone will die...
Chorus A weekend warrior lately
A weekend warrior sometimes
A weekend warrior maybe you ain't that way anymore
(x2) You've gotta get out gotta get away
But you're in with a clique it's not easy to stray
You've gotta admit you're just living a lie
It didn't take long to work out why
It's hard to say why you got involved
Just wanting to be part, just wanting to belong... Chorus (x2) (Solo: Dave Murray)
(Solo: Janick Gers) Some of the things you've done, you feel so ashamed
After all it's only a game...isn't it?
And after all the adrenaline's gone
What you gonna do on Monday.... Chorus
A weekend warrior lately
A weekend warrior sometimes
A weekend warrior maybe you were never like that at all
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Fear Of The Dark |
I am a man who walks alone
And when I'm walking a dark road
At night or strolling through the parkWhen the light begins to change
I sometimes feel a little strange
A little anxious when it's dark Chorus
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone's always there
Have you run your fingers down the wall
And have you felt your neck skin crawl
When you're searching for the light?
Sometimes when you're scared to take a look
At the corner of the room
You've sensed that something's watching you Chorus Have you ever been alone at night, thought you heard footsteps behind
And turned around and no-one's there?
And as you quicken up your pace, you find it hard to look again
Because you're sure there's someone there Chorus
(Solo: Janick Gers)
(Solo: Dave Murray)
Watching horror films the night before, debating witches and folklore
The unknown troubles on your mind
Maybe your mind is playing tricks, you sense and suddenly eyes fix
On dancing shadows from behind Chorus When I'm walking a dark road
I am a man who walks alone... TOP |
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