Iron Maiden

thumb|Iron Maiden logo thumb|Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Nicko McBrain and Janick Gers Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. As pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. The band's discography has grown to 41 albums, including 17 studio albums, 13 live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations. Song lyrics thumb|right|Run to the hills, run for your lives. thumb|666 the number of the beast.Hell and fire was born to be released thumb|Fly, on your way, like an eagleFly, touch the Sun Iron Maiden (1980) Iron Maiden can't be fought, Iron Maiden can't be sought. Iron Maiden, written by Steve Harris Killers (1981) Over clouds my mind will fly, forever now I can't think why.My body tries to leave my soul.Or is it me, I just don't know.Mem'ries rising from the past, the future's shadow overcast.Something's clutching at my head, through the darkness I'll be led. Purgatory, written by Steve Harris The Number of the Beast (1982) Night was black, was no use holding back,'Cause I just had to see, was someonewatching me.In the mist, dark figures move and twist,Was all this for real, or just some kind of hell.666 the number of the beast.Hell and fire was born to be released. The Number of the Beast, written by Steve Harris White man came across the sea,He brought us pain and misery.He killed our tribes, he killed our creed,He took our game for his own need. Run to the Hills, written by Steve Harris Run to the hills, run for your lives. Run to the Hills Around the world the nations wait,For some wise word from their leading light.You know it's not only madmen who listen to fools.Is this the end, the millions cried,Clutching their riches as they died.Those who survive must weather the storm. Total Eclipse, written by Steve Harris, Dave Murray and Clive Burr The sands of time for me are running low. Hallowed Be Thy Name, written by Steve Harris Piece of Mind (1983) Just a babe in a black abyss,No reason for a place like this.The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain.An easy way for the blind to go,A clever path for the fools who knowThe Secret of the Hangman ­ the smile on his lips.The light of the Blind you'll see,The venom that tears my spine,The Eyes of the Nile are opening you'll see. Revelations, written by Bruce Dickinson She came to me with a serpents kiss,As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips.Moonlight catches silver tears I cry. Revelations Bind us all together,Ablaze with Hope and Free.No storm or heavy weather,Will rock the boat you'll see. Revelations Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appearsLooks the old man in the eyeAs he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowdIn the name of God my father I'll fly Flight of Icarus, written by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson Fly, on your way, like an eagleFly as high as the SunOn your way, like an eagleFly, touch the Sun Flight of Icarus 13 the Beast is Rising,The Frenchman did surmise,Through earthquakes and starvation,The Warlord will arise,Terror, Death, Destruction,Pour from the Eastern sands,But the truth of all predictions,Is always in your hands. Die with Your Boots On, written by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris You take my life but I'll take yours tooYou fire your musket but I run you throughSo when you're waiting for the next attackYou'd better stand there's no turning back. The Trooper, written by Steve Harris The bugle sounds and the charge beginsBut on this battlefield no one winsThe smell of acrid smoke and horses breathAs I plunge on into certain death. The Trooper Powerslave (1984) Running, scrambling, flyingRolling, turning, diving Aces High, written by Steve Harris Run,Live to fly, fly to live, do or dieWon't youRun, live to fly, fly to liveAces high Aces High The killer's breed or the Demon's seed,The glamour, the fortune, the pain,Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain,Don't you pray for my soul anymore. 2 Minutes to Midnight, written by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson 2 minutes to midnight,The hands that threaten doom.2 minutes to midnight,To kill the unborn in the womb. 2 Minutes to Midnight Tell me why I had to be a PowerslaveI don't wanna die, I'm a God,Why can't I live on?When the Life Giver dies,All around is laid waste,And in my last hour,I'm a Slave to the Power of Death. Powerslave, Written by Bruce Dickinson Somewhere in Time (1986) thumb|Don't waste your timeAlways searching for those wasted years Too much time on my handsI got you on my mindCan't ease this pain, so easilyWhen you can't find the words to sayIt's hard to make it through another dayAnd it makes me want to cryAnd throw my hands up to the sky Wasted Years, written by Adrian Smith So understandDon't waste your timeAlways searching for those wasted yearsFace up... make your standAnd realize you're living in the golden years Wasted Years Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) Infinite dreams, I can't deny themInfinity is hard to comprehendI couldn't hear those screamsEven in my wildest dream Infinite Dreams, written by Steve Harris It can't be all coincidenceToo many things are evidentYou tell me you're an unbelieverSpiritualist? Well me I'm neitherBut wouldn't you like to knowThe truthOf what's out there to have the proofAnd find out just which sideYou're onWhere would you end in Heaven orIn hell? Infinite Dreams There's got to be just more to itThan thisOr tell me why do we existI'd like to think that when I dieI'd get a chance, another timeAnd to return and live againReincarnate, play the gameAgain and again and again Infinite Dreams Can I play with Madness?The prophet stared at his crystal ball,Can I play with Madness?There's no vision there at all.Can I play with Madness?The prophet looked and he laughed at me!Can I play with Madness?He said you're blind, too blind to see! Can I Play with Madness, written by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris thumb|The evil that men do lives on and on! thumb|Sands are flowing and the linesAre in your handIn your eyes I see the hunger, and theDesperate cry that tears the night thumb|Spend your days full of emptinessSpend your years full of lonelinessWasting love, in a desperate caressRolling shadows of nights Living on the razor's edgeBalancing on the ledgeYou know, you know! The Evil That Men Do, written by Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris Circle of fire my baptism of joyAnd an end it seemsThe seventh lamb slainThe book of life opens before me The Evil That Men Do And I will pray for youSome day I may returnDon't you cry for meBeyond is where I learn The Evil That Men Do The evil that men do lives on and on! The Evil That Men Do There's a time to live but isn't it strangeThat as soon as you're born you're dying The Claivoyant, written by Steve Harris No Prayer for the Dying (1990) I've lived in filth I've lived in sinAnd I still smell cleaner than the shit you're in Holy Smoke, written by Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson A million network slavesIn an advertising new ageI don't need a crystal ball to sell yaYour children have more brainsThan your drug infested remainsCalifornia dreaming as the Earth dies screaming Public Enema Number One, written by Dave Murray and Bruce Dickinson Bring your daughter, bring your daughter to the slaughterLet her go, let her go, let her go Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter, written by Bruce Dickinson Mother RussiaDance of the CsarsHold up your headsRemember who you areCan you releaseThe anger the griefCan you be happyNow your people are free Mother Russia, written by Steve Harris Fear of the Dark (1992) The serpent is crawling inside of your earHe says you must vote for what you want to hearDon't matter what's wrong as long as you're alrightSo pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind. Be Quick or Be Dead, written by Bruce Dickinson and Janick Gers Now we live, in a world of uncertaintyFear is the key - to what you want to beYou don't get a say the majority gets its wayYou're outnumbered by the bastards till the day you die... Fear Is the Key, written by Bruce Dickinson and Janick Gers Maybe one day I'll be an honest manUp 'till now I'm doing the best I canLong roads, long days, of sunrise, to sunsetSunrise to sunset Wasting Love, written by Bruce Dickinson and Janick Gers Dream on brothers, while you canDream on sisters, I hope you find the oneAll of our lives, covered up quicklyBy the tides of time Wasting Love Sands are flowing and the linesAre in your handIn your eyes I see the hunger, and theDesperate cry that tears the night Wasting Love Spend your days full of emptinessSpend your years full of lonelinessWasting love, in a desperate caressRolling shadows of nights Wasting Love You can make your own luckYou create your destinyI believe you have the power if you want to..........it's true The Apparition, written by Steve Harris and Janick Gers thumb|Fear of the dark, fear of the darkI have a phobia that someone's always there When the light begins to changeI sometimes feel a little strangeA little anxious when it's dark Fear of the Dark, written by Steve Harris Have you ever been alone at nightThought you heard footsteps behindAnd turned around and no one's there?And as you quicken up your paceYou'll find it hard to look againBecause you're sure that someone's there Fear of the Dark Fear of the dark, fear of the darkI have constant fear that something's always nearFear of the dark, fear of the darkI have a phobia that someone's always there Fear of the Dark The X Factor (1995) thumb|Saints and sinnersSomething within usTo be lord of the flies I don't care for this world anymoreI just want to live my own fantasyFate has brought us to these shoresWhat was meant to be is now happening Lord of the Flies, written by Steve Harris and Janick Gers I've found that I like this living in dangerLiving on edge it feels, it makes me feel as oneWho cares now what's right or wrong,it's reality Lord of the Flies We don't need a code of moralityI like all the mixed emotion and angerIt brings out the animal, the power you can feelAnd feeling so high on this much adrenalinExcited but scary to believe what we've become Lord of the Flies Saints and sinnersSomething within usTo be lord of the flies Lord of the Flies Try to release the anger from withinForgive yourself a few immortal sinsDo you really care what people thinkAre you strong enough to release the guilt The Unbeliever, written by Steve Harris and Janick Gers Virtual XI (1998) I want to live my life on my ownI want to lift the unturned stoneI want to walk right into the fireI want to live out all my desiresI want to go and see the fire burnI want to see and feel my world turnI want to know what more there's to learnI want to pass the point of no return The Educated Fool, written by Steve Harris Brave New World (2000) You watch the world exploding every single nightDancing in the sun a newborn in the lightSay goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to deathHello to eternity and live for every breath The Wicker Man, written by Adrian Smith, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson Your time will come, your time will come The Wicker Man The ferryman wants his money you ain't going to give it backHe can push his own boat as you set up off the trackNothing you can contemplate will ever be the sameEvery second is a new spark, sets the universe aflame The Wicker Man Withered hands, withered bodies begging for salvationDeserted by the hand of gods of their own creationNations cry underneath decaying skies aboveYou are guilty Out of the Silent Planet, written by Janick Gers, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris thumb|Out of the silent planetDreams of desolationOut of the silent planetCome the demons of creation thumb|And I dream, of the rain, as it falls upon the leaves. thumb|I know what I wantI'll say what I wantAnd no one can take it away thumb|El Dorado streets of goldSee my ship is oversoldYou've got one last chance to try The punishment is death for all who live Out of the Silent Planet The killing fields, the grinding wheels crushed by equilibriumSeparate lives no more disguise, no more second chancesHaggard wisdom spitting out the bitter taste of hateI accuse youBefore you know the crime it's all too late Out of the Silent Planet Out of the silent planetDreams of desolationOut of the silent planetCome the demons of creation Out of the Silent Planet There's a thin line between love and hateWider divide that you can see between good and badThere's a grey place between black and whiteBut everyone does have the right to choose the path that he takes The Thin Line Between Love and Hate, written by Dave Murray and Steve Harris Dance of Death (2003) When I'm feeling down and lowI vow I'll never be the same againI just remember what I amAnd visualize just what I'm gonna be Wildest Dreams, written by Adrian Smith and Steve Harris When I was wandering in the desert and was searching for the truthI heard a choir of angels calling out my name.I had the feeling that my life would never be the same againI turned my face towards the barren sun. Rainmaker, written by Dave Murray, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson And I know, of the pain, that you feel the same as me.And I dream, of the rain, as it falls upon the leaves.And the cracks, in our lives, like the cracks upon the ground.They are sealed, and are now, washed away. Rainmaker You tell me we can start the rain.You tell me that we all can change.You tell me we can find something to wash the tears away.You tell me we can start the rain.You tell me that we all can change.You tell me we can find something to wash the tears. Rainmaker So we can only get one chance can we take itAnd we only get one life can't exchange itCan we hold on to what we have don't replace itThe age of innocence is fading... like an old dream Age of Innocence, written by Dave Murray and Steve Harris And the fragment remains of our memoriesAnd the shadows we made with our handsDeeper grey, come to form all the colors of the dawnWill this Journeyman’s day be his last? Journeyman, written by Adrian Smith, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson In your life you may choose desolationAnd the shadows you build with your handsIf you turn to the lightThat is burning in the nightThen the Journeyman's day has begun Journeyman I know what I wantI'll say what I wantAnd no one can take it away Journeyman A Matter of Life and Death (2006) We are cast out by our bloody fathers handWe are strangers in this lonely promised landWe are shadows of the one unholy ghostIn our nightmare world the only one we trust Lord of Light, written by Adrian Smith, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson The Final Frontier (2010) El Dorado come and playEl Dorado step this wayTake a ticket for the rideEl Dorado streets of goldSee my ship is oversoldYou've got one last chance to try El Dorado, written by Adrian Smith, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson Left the elders to their parley meant to satisfy our lust,Leaving Damocles still hanging over all their promised trustWalk away from freedoms offered by their jailers in their cageStep into the light startripping over mortals in their rage Starblind, written by Adrian Smith, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson Other There's an evil virus that's threatening mankindNot state of the art, a serious state of the mindThe muggers, the backstabbers, the two faced eliteA menace to society, a social disease Virus, written by Blaze Bayley, Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Steve Harris, featured in the 1996 compilation album Best of the Beast Quotes about Iron Maiden Besides one or two other acts, to date there’s still no other metal band that wields the same global popularity as Iron Maiden. The U.K. outfit has long dominated the metal genre with its signature galloping riffs, dueling guitars solos and anthemic choruses, all of which are now tropes found in metal music as a result of Iron Maiden’s massive influence. Quentin Thane Singer of Forbes There was this chemistry between me and Adrian that went beyond the music. Dave Murray of Iron Maiden Coming in at No. 2 is Iron Maiden. Theatricality is a huge aspect of metal and no band does this with more success and ceaseless vigor than these Brits. The dueling guitars, Steve Harris’ signature bass gallop, Bruce Dickinson’s operatic delivery and Nicko Mcbrain’s inimitable swing have stood as the core of Maiden’s sound. They created the most iconic mascot in music, Eddie, elevating the music to a realm of pure escape and fantasy either through the artwork alone or when he comes to life onstage, which is truly the best way to take in Iron Maiden. Along with Judas Priest’s Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, who worked a similar twin-lead attack, the duo of Murray and Smith was considered the top British metal guitar tandem of the Eighties. First pairing off for 1981’s blistering Killers, Murray and Smith quickly proved that they could play harmony leads and interlocking riffs as if linked by one brain, and do it with a speed and aggression that put most punk bands of the era to shame. Jeff Kitts of Guitar World Dave Murray’s and Adrian Smith’s dueling guitar harmonies, galloping riffs and epic guitar solos have influenced nearly every significant band to come out of the metal genre since the mid ‘80s. As the primary guitarists for Iron Maiden, Murray and Smith helped to popularize anthemic lead guitar playing, which has consequently become a staple in metal music for the last 40-plus years. Quentin Thane Singer of Forbes By and large, Iron Maiden's long and lengthy career can be categorized into two separate eras: "punk Maiden" and "prog Maiden". In Gothenburg, there’s one band that rules supreme, and that’s Iron Maiden. Everyone from Gothenburg loves Iron Maiden for some reason, so naturally their version of death metal would be melodic and with a twin guitar harmony attack. Patrik Jensen of The Haunted (Swedish band) The Haunted Is it blasphemy to call Iron Maiden the heavy metal Beatles? [...] Iron Maiden may be a heavy metal band, but “Run to the Hills” is straight-up pop. Led by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris, Iron Maiden created a marketing behemoth, perhaps rivaled only by Metallica. Thom Donovan of American Songwriter External links http://www.ironmaiden.com Iron Maiden Category:Heavy metal bands Category:Progressive metal Category:Brit Award winners Category:World record holders