The Final Frontier
Iron Maiden
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Satellite 15… The Final Frontier
08 : 40
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El Dorado
06 : 49
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Mother of Mercy
05 : 20
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Coming Home
05 : 52
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The Alchemist
04 : 29
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Isle of Avalon
09 : 06
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Starblind
07 : 48
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The Talisman
09 : 03
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The Man Who Would Be King
08 : 28
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When the Wild Wind Blows
10 : 59
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Track Lyrics
El Dorado Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Got to tell you a story on a cold winter's night
You'll be sailing for glory before you know what is right
So, come over here now, I got a vision for you
It's my personal snake oil, it's just something I do
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I'm the jester with no tears and I'm playing on your fears
I'm a trickster smiling underneath this mask of love and death
The eternal lie I've told about the pyramids of gold
I've got you hooked at every turn, your money's left to burn
(Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha)
[Verse 2]
You'll be wanting a contract, ha! You'll be waiting a while
I'd like to give you my contact but that isn't my style
Well, you only get one chance and it's too good to miss
If I didn't lie to you, then I wouldn't exist
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Greed, lust, and envy, pride, it's the same old, same old ride
The smoke-and-mirrors visions that you see are just like me
I'm a clever banker's face with just a letter out of place
I know someone just like you knows someone just like me
[Chorus]
El Dorado, come and play, El Dorado, step this way
Take a ticket for the ride
El Dorado, streets of gold, see my ship is oversold
You got one last chance to try
[Instrumental Break: 3:16-4:44]
[Guitar Solos]
[Verse 3]
So gone is the glory and gone is the gold
Well, if you knew the story, how come it has to be told?
Well, you can say I'm a devil and I wouldn't say no
But out here on the dark side, hey! On with the show
[Pre-Chorus 3]
So, now my tale is told, big and bad and twice as bold
This ship of fools is sinking as the cracks begin to grow
There is no easy way for an honest man today
Which is something you should think on as my lifeboat sails away
[Chorus]
El Dorado, come and play, El Dorado, step this way
Take a ticket for the ride
El Dorado, streets of gold, see my ship is oversold
You got one last chance to try
El Dorado, come and play, El Dorado, step this way
Take a ticket for the ride
El Dorado, streets of gold, see my ship is oversold
You got one last chance to try
Mother of Mercy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Sitting, waiting in the falling rain
Getting ready to begin again
Wounded, lying, crying
Bodies moving, dying
All around, there is the smell
Of death and fire
Here, the planes are coming
Hear the soldiers running
Killing on a scale to comprehend
[Verse 2]
Why are we here?
In this place... here to kill
Please, God, forgive us
For what we have done
I always thought I was doing right
As of now, I'm not feeling so sure
I'm at a place of where
I give no grace
I'm a soldier of war
[Verse 3]
I sit, waiting for my darkest hour
To come
I cannot think about the things
That I have done
It shouldn't take a fool to see
That I believe
Accept the consequence
Repent for what I've done
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You tell me what is certain
But I'll tell you what is true
You tell me what is honesty
When all around is death and cruelty
The making of man is fire
Not giving in to our desires
Within the truth that lies
Within the only thing
[Chorus]
Mother of mercy
Angel of death desire
Mother of mercy
Taking my last breath of fire
Mother of mercy
Angel of pain
Mother of mercy
Taking my last breath
[Bridge]
Some say you are a lost cause
Some say you're a saint
Just being here's an act of
Suffering and restraint
Walk down the long dark road
To ruin, panic not
I'll die a lonely death
Of that, I'm certain of
[Verse 4]
Rivers flow with blood
There's nowhere left to hide
It's hard to comprehend
There's anyone left alive
Sick of all the killing
And the reek of death
Will God tell me
What religion is to man?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I don't hold with bad religion
Understand what's underneath it
Now I come to think of it
I just don't hold at all, you know it
You say you are a holy man
But what is it you do?
From where I stand is nothing
But a hollow man I see
[Chorus]
Mother of mercy
Angel of death, desire
Mother of mercy
Taking my last breath of fire
Mother of mercy
Angel of pain
Mother of mercy
Drawing my last breath
Mother of mercy
Angel of death, desire
Mother of mercy
Taking my last breath of fire
Mother of mercy
Angel of pain
Mother of mercy
Drawing my last breath
[Outro]
I'm just a lonely soldier
Fighting in a bloody, hopeless war
Don't know what I'm fighting
Who it is, or what I'm fighting for
Thought it was for money
Make my fortune
Now I'm not so sure
Seem to just have lost my way
The Alchemist Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Stranger than the comet
As it streaks across the sky
Stranger than the truth I know
Before my open eyes
I have dealt in mysteries
And trickery of light to entertain
Looked into the abyss
Called it by its name
[Verse 2]
I have plundered time itself
Put the world inside it
I'm the mysteries
Day and night divide it
A plague of wonders
On your knees beside me
Know the secrets
You shall not deride us
[Refrain]
My dreams of empire for my frozen queen
Will come to pass
Know me, the Magus, I am Dr. Dee
And this is my house
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I am the master of the tides
I shame the mirror in my sight
What random music of the spheres
Across the years
[Chorus]
Know this: I will return to this land
Rebuild where the ruins did stand
Chain of the demons set free
Strange alchemy
[Verse 3]
Gather round the aimless
And the feckless and the lame
Hear the master summon up
The spirits by their names
I curse you, Edward Kelley
Your betrayal for eternity is damned
Know you speak with demons
You cannot command
[Verse 4]
Even as I looked into the glass
Then I was blinded
Burning by the Mortlake shore
My house, my books inside it
You have taken up my wife
And lain beside her
Now the black rain on my house
The timbers burning
[Refrain]
My dreams of empire for my frozen queen
Will come to pass
Know me, the Magus, I am Dr. Dee
And this was my house
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I was the keeper of the books
I had the knowledge of the scrolls
But now through ignorance and fear
I cast a shadow through the years
[Chorus]
Know this: I will return to this land
Rebuild where the ruins did stand
Chain of the demons set free
Strange alchemy
[Instrumental Break: 3:06-3:52]
[Chorus]
Know this: I will return to this land
Rebuild where the ruins did stand
Chain of the demons set free
Strange alchemy
[Outro]
Know this: I will return to this land
Rebuild where the ruins did stand
Restore the knowledge memory
Strange alchemy
Isle of Avalon Lyrics
[Intro]
I can hear them floating
On the wind
Immortal souls, their weeping
Saddens me
Mother Earth, you know
Your time is near
Awaken lust, the seed is sown
And reaped
[Verse 1]
Through the western isle
I hear the dead awaken
Rising slowly to the call of Avalon
The cauldron of the head of Annwyn
Laced with envy
Dark around its edge
With pearl and destiny
[Verse 2]
All my days, I've waited
For the sign
The one that brings me closer
To the Isle of Avalon
I can feel the power
Flowing through my veins
My heart is beating louder
Close to Avalon
[Bridge 1]
I can hear you
Can you hear me?
I can feel you
Can't you feel me?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Fertility Mother Goddess
Celebration, sow the seeds of the born
The fruit of her body laden
Through the corn doll
You will pray for them all
The image of Mother Goddess
Lying dormant
In the eyes of the dead
The sheaf of the corn is broken
End the harvest
Throw the dead on the pyre
[Chorus]
I hear her crying the tears of an angel
The voices I hear in my head
Blessed, the fruits are the corn of the earth
Mother Earth, holy blood of the dead
[Instrumental Break: 3:40-5:36]
[Bridge 2]
Mother Earth
I can hear you
Sacrifice
Now united
[Verse 3]
Rising levels of the tidal lakes
Protect them
Keepers of the Goddess
In the underworld
Holding powers of the mystics
Deep inside them
Nineteen maidens
Guardians of the Otherworld
Mortal conflict
Born of Celtic legend
That, apart from seven
None returned from Avalon
[Bridge 3]
Mother Earth
I can feel you
My rebirth
Now completed
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Fertility Mother Goddess
Celebration, sow the seeds of the born
The fruit of her body laden
Through the corn doll
You will pray for them all
The image of Mother Goddess
Lying dormant
In the eyes of the dead
The sheaf of the corn is broken
End the harvest
Throw the dead on the pyre
[Pre-Chorus 2]
To have the belief of others
Looking for the Isle to
Show them a sign
Fertility of all mothers
Stood in silence
Waiting now for their turn
The gateway to Avalon
The island where the souls
Of the dead are reborn
Brought here to die
And be transferred into the earth
And then for rebirth
[Chorus]
I hear her crying the tears of an angel
The voices I hear in my head
Blessed, the fruits are the corn of the earth
Mother Earth, holy blood of the dead
[Outro]
The water in rivers and rhynes
Rises quickly
Are flowing and flooding the land
The sea shall return once again
Just to hide them
Lost souls on the Isle of the dead
Starblind Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Take my eyes, the things I've seen
In this world coming to an end
My reflection fades, I'm weary
Of these earthly bones and skin
You may pass through me and
Leave no trace, I have no mortal face
Solar winds are whispering
You may hear me call
[Verse 2]
We can shed our skins and swim
Into the darkened void beyond
We will dance among the world
That orbit stars that aren't our sun
All the oxygen that trapped us
In a carbon spider's web
Solar winds are whispering
You may hear the sirens of the dead
[Verse 3]
Let the elders to their parley
Meant to satisfy our lust
Leaving Damocles still hanging
Over all their promised trust
Walk away from freedoms
Offered by the jailors in their cage
Step into the light star-tripping
Over mortals in their rage
[Chorus]
Starblind with sun
The stars are one
We are the light that brings
The end of night
Starblind with sun
The stars are one
We are with the Goddess
Of the sun tonight
[Verse 4]
The preacher loses face with Christ
Religion's cruel device is gone
Empty flesh and hallowed bones
Make pacts of love but die alone
The crucible of pain will forge
The blanks of sin, begin again
You are free to choose a life to live
Or one that's left to lose
[Verse 5]
Virgins in the teeth of God
Are meat and drink to feed the damned
You may pass through me and I
Will feel the life that you live less
Step into my light, star-tripping
We will rage against the night
Walk away from comfort offered
By your citizens of death
[Chorus]
Starblind with sun
The stars are one
We are the light that brings
The end of night
Starblind with sun
The stars are one
We are one with the Goddess
Of the sun tonight
[Verse 6]
Take my eyes for what I've seen
I will give my sight to you
You are free to choose
Whatever life to live or life to lose
Whatever god you know
He knows you better than you believe
In your once and future grave
You'll fall endlessly deceived
[Verse 7]
Look into our face reflected
In the moonglow in your eyes
Remember you can choose to look
But not to see and waste your hours
You believe you have the time
But I tell you your time is short
See your past and future all the same
And it cannot be bought
[Chorus]
Starblind with sun
The stars are one
We are the light that brings
The end of night
Starblind with sun
The stars are one
We are one with the Goddess
Of the sun tonight
[Verse 6 - Reprise]
Take my eyes for what I've seen
I will give my sight to you
You are free to choose
Whatever life to live or life to lose
Whatever god you know
He knows you better than you believe
In your once and future grave
You'll fall endlessly deceived
[Verse 4 - Reprise]
The preacher loses face with Christ
Religion's cruel device is gone
Empty flesh and hallowed bones
Make pacts of love but die alone
The crucible of pain will forge
The blanks of sin, begin again
You are free to choose a life to live
Or one that's left to lose
The Talisman Lyrics
[Intro]
When I stand and look about the port
And contemplate my life
Will I ever see my countrymen again?
As the captain calls us on the deck
I take my things and walk
To the harbourside
I glance back one last time
[Verse 1]
Fleeing our nation
Our problems we leave behind
Ships by the tenfold
Sail out on the tide
We are pleased to be out
And embracing the open sea
Free from our troubles
And more free from thee
[Verse 2]
Inheritors unfulfilled reason behind us
We flee from what is not, what is will be
We flee the earth and face our harsh reality
Will death be low mist that hangs on the sea?
[Verse 3]
We run from evil tongues
Rash judgments, selfish men
Never to be seen on these shores again
As we sail into ocean size and lose sight of land
A face of contentment around in the air
We're off now to seek all our fortunes
To the land of our dreams
[Verse 4]
Riding the waves and the storm is upon us
The winds lash the sails
But the ropes keep them tight
Off in the distance, a dark cloud approaching
None could imagine what there was to come
[Bridge 1]
No, there's no one going back
No, there's not a second chance
As we strap onto the side
We pray to God that we won't die
[Verse 5]
As we ride the rough seas
As we soak from the ocean waves
I just hope for all our lives
And pray that I survive
Four ships are lost in the stormy conditions
The spirits of the sunken crews
Their phantoms follow us
[Bridge 2]
Spirits sails, they drive us on
Through the all-consuming waves
Cold mortality, no weapon
Against these ever-raging seas
[Verse 6]
Four leagues and ten
And we hit storms again
We just can't get away
From the eye of the storm
The birds outsoar the raging storm
But we cannot escape it
Abandoned earth that we now crave
Is many leagues from safe
[Bridge 3]
Holding on for our dear lives
And we're praying once again
Rotten luck or just jonahed?
The talisman is in my hand
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Limbs fatigue, trembling with cold
Blinded from the sea spray salt
Clasping anything we can hold
Heaven's rain upon us falls
Twenty days without a meal
And ten without fresh water still
Those that didn't die in storms
The scurvy rest did slaughter
[Chorus]
Westward, the tide
Westward, we sail on
Westward, the tide
Sail by the talisman
[Instrumental Break: 5:57-7:01]
[Verse 6]
We approach the other side
Of the ocean with the tide
In our favour just for once
Welcome greeting our new land
The elation in our hearts
The excitement in our veins
As we sail towards the coastline
Of our golden promised land
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Weary limbs fatigued away
I have no life left in me
No more strength
No nothing left to give
Must find the will to live
Never thought that we could make it
Truly sight of shores divine
The sickness I am dying from
Never wanted it to end this way
[Chorus]
Westward, the tide
Westward, we sail on
Westward, the tide
Sail by the talisman
Westward, the tide
Westward, we sail on
Westward, the tide
Sail by the talisman
The Man Who Would Be King Lyrics
[Verse 1]
As he travels on the beast of burden
Moving up along the mountainside
As he gazes looking down the valley
No regrets but his pride
As he journeys across mountain passes
Insignificance sweeps over him
His reflection of the beauty round him
Feeling empty inside
He is running from his wildest thoughts
He is running from his everything
He is looking now to find something
Hoping he could be saved
[Verse 2]
He's searching for the answer now
It's something that he's managed to avoid up till now
Real conviction that he craves
He needs to find the answer sooner than later
Pushed himself to the limits
He had to strive for all the harder things in life
But what the cost to give in now?
His life, his time are the only things that he has
[Bridge]
Life is not a rehearsal
All he has is the one chance to get it right
Leaving really is the only way to know
Maybe one day, they'll forgive him what he's done
But now the pain of lying too early in the grave
[Chorus]
Destiny, no good to hide away
Penance now will be his only way
Understand, no good to run away
Penance now will be his saving grace
[Instrumental Break: 3:57-5:32]
[Verse 3]
He tries to make his peace with God
All is forgivable, but it's left a little late
Trying something that he's not
Is it possible to change such a lot?
He's taken someone's life away
There's not a day goes by he regrets what he's done
He should have found another way
But the Good Book says, "An eye for an eye"
In reflecting on decisions that were made
On the judgments that will haunt him till his grave
No one has the right to take another life
But in his mind, he had no choice, so be it
[Chorus]
Destiny, no good to hide away
Penance now will be his only way
Understand, no good to run away
Penance now will be his saving grace
Destiny, no good to hide away
Penance now will be his only way
Understand, no good to run away
Penance now will be his saving grace
[Outro]
Far, far away, the man who would be king
Far, far away, the man who would be king
So far away, the man who would be king
So far away, the man who would be king
Far, far away, the man who would be king
When the Wild Wind Blows Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Have you heard what they said
On the news today?
Have you heard what is coming
To us all?
That the world as we know it
Will be coming to an end
Have you heard, have you heard?
[Verse 2]
He sees them in the distance
Where the darkened clouds roll
He could feel tension
In the atmosphere
He would look in the mirror
See an old man now
Does it matter, they survive somehow?
[Verse 3]
They said, "There's nothing
Can be done about the situation"
They said, "There's nothing
We can do at all"
To sit and wait around
For something to occur
Did you know, did you know?
[Verse 4]
As he stares across the garden
Looking at the meadows
And wonders if they'll
Ever grow again
The desperation of the situation
Getting graver
Getting ready
When the wild wind blows
[Verse 5]
Have you seen what they said
On the news today?
Have you heard what they said
About us all?
Do you know what is happening
To just every one of us?
Have you heard, have you heard?
[Verse 6]
There will be a catastrophe
The like we’ve never seen
There will be something
That will light the sky
That the world as we know it
It will never be the same
Did you know, did you know?
[Verse 7]
He carries everything
Into the shelter, not a fuss
Getting ready
When the moment comes
He has enough supplies
To last them for a year or two
Good to have, because you never know
[Verse 8]
They tell us nothing
That we don't already know about
They tell us nothing
That is real at all
They only fill us
With the stuff that they want
Did you know, did you know?
[Verse 9]
He's nearly finished
With the preparations for the day
He's getting tired
That'll do for now
They are preparing
For the very worst to come to them
Getting ready
When the wild wind blows
[Bridge]
He sees the picture on the wall
It's falling down upside down
He sees a teardrop from his wife
Roll down her face, saying grace
Remember times they had
They flash right through his mind, left behind
Of a lifetime spent together long ago will be gone
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 10]
They've been preparing for some weeks now
For when the crucial moment comes
To take their refuge in the shelter
Let them prepare for what will come
[Verse 11]
They make a tea and sit there waiting
They're in the shelter feeling snug
Not long to wait for absolution
Don't make a fuss, just sit and wait
[Refrain]
Can't believe all the lying
All the screens are denying
That the moments of truth have begun
Can't you see it on the TV?
Don't believe them in the least bit
Now the days of our ending have begun
[Verse 12]
Say a prayer when it's all over
Survivors, unite all as one
Got to try and help each other
Got the will to overcome
[Refrain]
I can't believe all the lying
All the screens are denying
That the moments of truth have begun
Can't you see it on the TV?
Don't believe them in the least bit
Now the days of our ending have begun
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
When they found them, had their
Arms wrapped around each other
Their tins of poison laying
Nearby their clothes
The day they both mistook
An earthquake for the fallout
Just another when the wild wind blows...