Iron Maiden, Face in the Sand

[T.C.]

When I first heard these lyrics, I couldn't beleve what I was hearing. Now, I've got a C.D. in the car which is a compilation of my favourite Rock and Metal tracks, and its the last track to finnish of the album in a very meaningful way.

Everybody's waiting for something to happen. Everybody's waiting for something to see
Lunatics waiting for bigger disasters. Everyone's waiting for news on TV

Winding lives at the end of the spiral. Waiting dictators with their next big thrill
Everyone's looking but no one is listening. Everybody wants to be in at the kill

I wait for the signs, they tell the truth. I see the signs of the end time

Everyone's searching but nothing's revealing. Everyone's looking for the reason why
Everyone's hoping for life everafter. Everyone's looking at death from the sky

Everyone's nightmares are going to happen. Everybody's ripping the mask from their eyes
Everyone's praying but no one's believing. Everybody's heroes tell everyone's lies

I wait for the signs, they tell the truth. I see the signs of the end time

So I watch and I wait. And I pray for an answer
An end to the strife and the world's misery. But the end never came
And we're digging the graves. And we're loading the guns for the kill

Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand?
Future memory of our tragedy

Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand?
Future memory of our tragedy

So I watch and I wait. And I pray for an awnser
An end to the strife and the world's misery. But the end never came
And we're digging the graves. And we're loading the guns for the kill

Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand?
Future memory of our tragedy

Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand?
Future memory of our tragedy

 

[Russ]

Check out a band called "Blaze" I have their album "tenth dimension". Its the same lead singer as Iron Maiden but its more along the lines of the lyrics above :>

Heres some:
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Those self appointed secret rulers of this world,
They are hypocrites liars and thieves.
And with the arrogance that they confuse with wisdom
They are controlling everything and you and me.
They rule with fear and hide the path to freedom,
Manipulating with their conspiracys.
Inventing gods to make us fear the day of judgement
So dreading death we beg for life while on our knees.
(Here I am) Standing in the darkness
(Here I am) Surrounded by the night
(Here I am) Standing in the darkness
(Must I be) A stranger to the light
For all my questions they said they had the answers
But then they said this is all my life could be
I ask again about the reasons for existence
But still the answers cannot satisfy my need
(Here I am) Standing in the darkness
(Here I am) Surrounded by the night
(Here I am) Standing in the darkness
(Must I be) A stranger to the light
Oh-oh-oh, freedom is here in the Tenth Dimension
Oh-oh-oh, freedom is here in the Tenth Dimension
Their holy trinity
Traps you in their beliefs
Has sinchronicty
Always been leading me?
Their holy trinity
Traps you in their beliefs
Has sinchronicty
Always been leading me?
(Did you think we would allow you to share the discovery?)
(Here I am) Standing in the darkness
(Here I am) Surrounded by the night
(Here I am) Standing in the darkness
(Must I be) A stranger to the light
(Here I am) Standing in the darkness
(Here I am) Surrounded by the night
(Here I am) Standing in the darkness
(Must I be) A stranger to the light
Oh-oh-oh, your freedom is here in the Tenth Dimension
Oh-oh-oh, your freedom is here in the Tenth Dimension
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etc etc ;D

 

[mongo]

You should also check out a band called Ministry, specifically their last two albums which focus around general dissent with Bush. These are samples from their songs:

Watch yourself
Someone’s watching
Watching you
Big brother
Will discover
Just what you do

Let’s go to the edge of disaster
Push the pedal and go a little faster
Let’s slam into a wall at ramming speed
Let’s go to the edge of a mountain
Jump off and lets start countin’
Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds

Let’s go insane
Let’s go insane

Let’s go to the edge of reality
Let’s go for total insanity
Let’s go for a government based on greed
Let’s go for the final attack
Let’s go for a war in Iraq
Let’s go for starting up World War III

Let’s go insane
Let’s go insane
Make my reservation

Let’s go for the ultimate crime
Let’s go for the end of time
Let’s go for an ethnic killing spree
Let’s go for the final battle
Let’s slaughter them all like cattle
Let’s go to our graves in victory

I've got something to get off my chest
I’ve got a person that scares me to death
First name is Dick and you know the rest
Well I’ve got something I just got to say
This vice president will make us pay
We're inching closer to judgment day

My name is Cheney I got no remorse………… run run run Cheney's got a gun
I get my way or I get to use force - on anyone
You know he’s evil, he’s not of this race………. run run run Cheney’s having fun
He used a shotgun to blow off a face
He’s still not done

Dick Cheney Son of Satan
He is the Chosen One

He's starting wars at the drop of a hat………… run run run Cheney's got a gun
He says he's certain he’s driving them back
Were almost done
Let’s have another let’s fuck with Iran………. run run run Cheney’s having fun

It pleases Satan
When there’s blood on the hands
Of his Number One

Dick Cheney Son of Satan
He is the Chosen One

The smell of money keeps him alive………… run run run Cheney's got a gun
He thinks it’s funny when the bodies arrive
What’s done is done

The occupation of Satan is near………. run run run Cheney’s having fun
Now Revelations is oh so near
For everyone

Dick Cheney Son of Satan
He is the chosen one

 

[T.C.]

Thanks for these recommendations :)

 

[Tristan]

I find thought-provoking some of their songs, namely: When The Wild Wind Blows apart from those mentioned earlier:

--When The Wild Wind Blows

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?

He sees them in the distance when the darkened clouds roll
He could feel tension in the atmosphere
He would look in the mirror, see an old man now
Doesn't matter they survived somehow

They said there's nothing can be done about the situation
They said there's nothing you can do at all
To sit and wait around for something to occur
Did you know, did you know?

As he stares across the garden looking at the meadows
Wonders if they'll ever grow again
The desperation of the situation getting graver
Getting ready when the wild wind blows

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?

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?

He carries everything into the shelter now, but first
Getting ready when the moments comes
He has enough supplies to last them for a year or two
Good to have because you never know

They tell him 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?

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

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
All we laughed and spent together long ago
Will be gone

They've been preparing for some weeks now
'Till when the crucial moment comes
To take their refuge in the shelter
Let them prepare for what will come

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

Can't believe all the lying,
All the screams 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

Say a prayer when it's all over
Survivors, you're not always one
Got to try and help each other
Got the will to overcome

I can't believe all the lying,
All the screams 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

When they found them, had their arms wrapped around each other
The tins of poison laying near by their clothes
The day they both mistake an earthquake for the fallout,
Just another when the wild wind blows

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[Sentenza]

I did not know that Iron Maiden had lyrics like that!

I have always felt that their music was monotonous and rough ... :/

I will listen more carefully! ;)