No Prayer for the Dying

[Verse 1]

Believe in me and send no money

I died on the cross; that ain't funny

But my so-called friends, they're making me a joke

They missed out what I said like I never spoke

They choose what they wanna hear, they don't tell a lie

They just leave out the truth as they're watching you die

They're saving the souls by taking your money

Flies around shit, bees around honey

[Chorus]

Holy smoke, holy smoke

Plenty bad preachers for the devil to stoke

Feed 'em in feetfirst, this is no joke

This is thirsty work, making holy smoke, yeah

Making holy smoke

[Verse 2]

Jimmy Reptile and all his friends

Say they're gonna be with you at the end

Burning records, burning books

Holy soldiers, Nazi looks

Crocodile smiles, just wait awhile

Till the TV queen gets her makeup clean

I've lived in filth, I've lived in sin

And I still smell cleaner than the shit you're in

[Chorus]

Holy smoke, holy smoke

There's plenty bad preachers for the devil to stoke

Feed 'em in feetfirst, this is no joke

This is thirsty work, making holy smoke, yeah

Holy smoke, smells good

[Solo: Janick Gers \ Dave Murray]

[Verse 3]

They ain't religious, but they ain't no fools

When Noah built his Cadillac, it was cool

Two by two, they're still going down

And the satellite circus just left town

I think they're strange, and when they're dead

They can have a Lincoln for their bed

Friend of the president, trick of the tail

Now they ain't got a prayer, one hundred years in jail

[Chorus]

Holy smoke, holy smoke

Plenty bad preachers for the devil to stoke

Feed 'em in feetfirst, this is no joke

This is thirsty work, making holy smoke, yeah

Holy smoke

[Verse 1]

There are times when I've wondered

And times when I've cried

When my prayers, they were answered

At times when I've lied

But if you asked me a question

Would I tell you the truth?

Now, there's something to bet on

You've got nothing to lose, yeah

[Verse 2]

When I've sat by the window

And gazed at the rain

With an ache in my heart

But never feeling the pain

And if you would tell me

Just what my life means

Walking a long road

Never reaching the end

[Solo: Dave Murray]

[Solo: Janick Gers]

[Solo: Dave Murray]

[Outro]

God, give me the answer to my life

God, give me the answer to my dreams

God, give me the answer to my prayers

God, give me the answer to my being

[Instrumental Intro 0:00-1:01]

[Verse 1]

Why is it some of us are destined to stay alive

And some of us are here just so that we'll die?

How come the bullet hits the other guy?

Do we have to try and reason why?

[Chorus]

Be it the devil or be it him

You can count on just one thing

When the time is up, you'll know

Not just one power runs the show

[Verse 2]

Are we the lucky ones, saved for another day

Or they the lucky ones who are taken away?

Is it a hand on your shoulder from the Lord above

Or the devil himself come to give you a shove?

[Chorus]

Be it the devil or be it him

You can count on just one thing

When the time is up, you'll know

Not just one power runs the show

[Bridge]

A volcano erupts and sweeps a town away

A hurricane devastates the cities in its way

The grief and misery for the ones that are left behind

The worst is yet to come, a hell to face mankind

[Solo: Dave Murray]

[Solo: Janick Gers]

[Chorus]

Be it the devil or be it him

You can count on just one thing

When the time is up, you'll know

Not just one power runs the show

[Verse 1]

The convoy lights are dead ahead

The merchantmen lay in their bed

The thump of diesels hammer down

In the oily sea, the killing ground

Knuckles white, eyes alight

He slams the hatch on the deadly night

A cunning fox in the chicken's lair

A hound of hell, and the devil don't care

[Chorus]

Running silent, running deep

We are your final prayer

Warriors in secret sleep

A merchantman's nightmare

A silent death lies waiting

For all of you below

Running silent, running deep

Sink into your final sleep

[Verse 2]

Chill the hearts of fighting men

In open ocean, wondering when

The lethal silverfish will fly

This boat will shiver, men will die

A cast of millions, a part to play

Killer? Victim? Or fool for the day?

Obeying an order, men have to die

Us or them, a well-rehearsed lie

[Chorus]

Running silent, running deep

We are your final prayer

Warriors in secret sleep

A merchantman's nightmare

A silent death lies waiting

For all of you below

Running silent, running deep

Sink into your final sleep

[Solo: Janick Gers]

[Solo: Dave Murray]

[Verse 3]

The lifeboat's shattered, the hull is torn

The tar black, smell of burning oil

On the way down to Davy Jones

Every man for himself, you're on your own

The wolf eyes watch the crosswire

"Stern tubes ready," "Aim and fire!"

They can pin some medal on your chest

But in two more weeks, dead like the rest

[Chorus]

Running silent, running deep

We are your final prayer

Warriors in secret sleep

A merchantman's nightmare

A silent death lies waiting

For all of you below

Running silent, running deep

Sink into your final sleep

[Outro]

Running silent, running deep

We are your final prayer

Warriors in secret sleep

A merchantman's nightmare

[This song] is about the tragedy of a great land which has an incredible history of being overrun and people being massacred, for centuries, and this song says: wouldn’t it be great if Russia could finally… Read More [Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

Mother Russia, how are you sleeping?

Middle-winter cold winds blow

From the trees, the snowflakes drifting

Swirling round like ghosts in the snow

[Verse 2]

Mother Russia, poetry majestic

Tells the tale of a great empire

Turning round, the old man ponders

Reminiscing an age gone by

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus 1]

Mother Russia, dance of the tsars

Hold up your heads, be proud of what you are

Now it has come, freedom at last

Turning the tides of history and your past

[Chorus 2]

Mother Russia, dance of the tsars

Hold up your heads, remember who you are

Can you release the anger, the grief?

Can you be happy? Now your people are free