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Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Released: 1988

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Lyrics

Here they stand brothers them all
All the sons divided they'd fall
Here await the birth of the son
The seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one

Here the birth from an unbroken line
Born the healer the seventh, his time
Unknowingly blessed and as his life unfolds
Slowly unveiling the power he holds

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Seventh son of a seventh son
Seventh son of a seventh son

Then they watch the progress he makes
The Good and the Evil which path will he take
Both of them trying to manipulate
The use of his powers before it's too late

Seventh son of a seventh son
Seventh son of a seventh son
Seventh son of a seventh son

Today is born the seventh one
Born of woman the seventh son
And he in turn of a seventh son
He has the power to heal
He has the gift of the second sight
He is the chosen one
So it shall be written
So it shall be done

Writer/s: HARRIS, STEPHEN PERCY
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Running This runs 9:53, this song was inspired by a series of science fiction novels by Orson Scott Card. They are about Alvin Maker, the seventh son of a seventh son (the first book in the series is called Seventh Son), who is born with second sight and the ability to use "folk magic" in an alternate reality. The song describes how his birth was eagerly anticipated by his siblings and how the forces of good and evil struggled over him.

The album was a "concept album" and dealt with the life of the "seventh son." For instance, "The Clairvoyant" is about him coming to terms with his powers and learning to control them, "The Prophecy" is about him trying to get people to believe him and "Moonchild" is about "the Unmaker of all things" trying to prevent his birth. Four songs from the album became Top 10 singles in the UK.

Derek Riggs, who designed the cover art for most Iron Maiden albums, depicted a skeletal upper torso hovering over water in an arctic region with UFO-like objects in the sky. He also displayed his trademark in the water, a unique symbol which depicts his initials with a mirrored D and an R on the right hand side. It is hidden in a subtle place on most of the albums, usually near Maiden's mascot, Eddie.

Seven is the Hebrew and Biblical number of perfection. In ancient legend, the seventh son of a seventh son will have extraordinary powers, including magical healing skills.

This was the band's seventh studio album. (thanks, Brett - Edmonton, Canada, for all above)

According to the mythology about the "seventh son of a seventh son," Septamus is supposed to be the Christian name of such a child. When Kerrang! magazine gave lead singer Bruce Dickinson a quiz that included the question "Which Christian name are you traditionally supposed to give to a seventh son of a seventh son?" his answer was "Steve." He ultimately scored 16 out of 25, although Kerrang! gave him "A slap on the wrist for not knowing the 'seventh son of a seventh son' one!" (thanks, Brett - Edmonton, Canada, for all above)

Jennifer Lopez - First Love

Jennifer Lopez - First Love Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: A.K.A.
Released: 2014

First Love Lyrics

See I know a little bit something good
Always comes out of a little bit something bad
And I wasn’t looking for someone new
Till you came down
Giving me the best the time I’ve had
And now you’re on my skin
Body to body
Working me out
Yeah you, you play to win
Rocking me steady
Round after round woah oh oh oh

I wish you were my First Love
‘Cause if you were my first
Baby there wouldn’t have been
No second, third or fourth love
Woah oh oh oh
I wish you were my first love
‘Cause if you were my first
Baby there wouldn’t have been
No second, third or fourth love
Woah oh oh oh

Mistakes I don’t worry ‘bout them no more
It ain't no thing
‘Cause you got me, I’m on Cloud 9
So good, no I cannot just keep it real
T-shirt and jeans
See you making me feel so fly
And now you’re on my skin
Body to body
Working me out
Yeah you, you play to win
Rocking me steady
Round after round
Woah oh oh oh

I wish you were my first love
‘Cause if you were my first
Baby there wouldn’t have been
No second, third or fourth love
Woah oh oh oh
I wish you were my first love
‘Cause if you were my first
Baby there wouldn’t have been
No second, third or fourth love
Woah oh oh oh I

You make me wanna ride again ‘cause I
I wanna hear you say my name ‘cause I
You make me wanna ride again ‘cause I
I, I, I, I
You make me wanna ride again ‘cause I
I wanna hear you say my name ‘cause I
You make me wanna ride again ‘cause I
I, I, I, I (I)

Oh uh
Woah oh oh oh

I wish you were my first love
‘Cause if you were my first
Baby there wouldn’t have been
No second, third or fourth love
Woah oh oh oh
I wish you were my first love
‘Cause if you were my first
Baby there wouldn’t have been
No second, third or fourth love
Woah oh oh oh

I wish you were my first love
‘Cause if you were my first
Baby there wouldn’t have been
No second, third or fourth love
Woah oh oh oh
I wish you were my first love
‘Cause if you were my first
Baby there wouldn’t have been
No second, third or fourth love
Woah oh oh oh I

Writer/s: ILYA, - / KOTECHA, SAVAN / MARTIN, MAX
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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First Love

This upbeat, bass-heavy cut finds Jennifer Lopez paying tribute to her beau:

I wish you were my first love
'Cause if you were first, baby
There wouldn't have been no second, third or fourth love

Many of J-Lo's fans suspect the lyrics are directed to her former backup dancer Casper Smart, whom she had been in a relationship with since October 2011. The pair split shortly after the single's release.

The song was produced and co-written by Swedish hitmaker Max Martin, who previously created such hit tunes as "…Baby One More Time," "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "Roar." "Max Martin [is a] genius, man," Lopez said during a listening party, "He's a super producer, maker of great pop hits. I've always wanted to work with him but our paths [hadn't] crossed. I sought him out."

The song was also co-written by Cory Rooney, the co-writer and co-producer of Lopez' #1 hits "Ain't It Funny," "I'm Real" and "If You Had My Love."

Lopez told Billboard magazine the story of the song. "We - Max Martin, Cory Rooney, me, everyone - were all talking about relationships, what they're like, how hard work they are, and how it could have been so much simpler if 'the one' was the first one," she recalled. "We talked about it and he (Martin) came back and said, 'I have the song!'"

"I remember I was working on Idol and Max and Cory came on to the set and said, 'You have to hear this! It came out of what we were talking about.' He went in and did it the next day," Lopez continued.

"Those are the best songs for me, the songs that capture an emotion in a couple of words. It's one of the best love songs that I've heard in a long time, for me. The music takes the words to another level."

The song's music video was directed by Anthony Mandler, the man behind most of Rihanna's video catalog as well as the likes of Justin Bieber, Jay-Z and Beyonce. The visual features Lopez in the Mojave desert searching for her true love. The singer told People magazine that she relied on Mandler's insight throughout the project, even convincing her to film the video in black and white. "We talked a lot about whether we would do a little bit of color or pops of color," Lopez recalled. "But Anthony felt strongly that it be all in black and white."

British model David Gandy played Lopez' love interest in the video. "I've been asked if I'd take part in music videos before and I've always said no, but I jumped at the chance of working with a music icon such as Jennifer," Gandy told Vogue.

The model added that the conditions in the desert made filming a challenge. "The conditions to shoot in were very challenging due to the weather," Gandy said, "we were in the desert outside LA and the winds were incredibly strong and we had to deal with plummeting temperatures and sand storms - but the atmosphere on set was great and we all had a lot of fun."

Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 And #35

Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 And #35 Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Blonde On Blonde
Released: 1966

Rainy Day Women #12 And #35 Lyrics

Rainy Day Women #12 And #35

With the line, "Everybody Must Get Stoned," this song is often associated with smoking marijuana, although Dylan insists it isn't, stating, "I have never and never will write a 'drug song.'" It is more likely about trials of relationships with women, and Dylan has hinted that it could have a Biblical meaning. Answering a question about people interpreting this song to be about getting high, Dylan told Rolling Stone in 2012: "These are people that aren't familiar with the Book of Acts."

The Book of Acts is from the Gospel of Luke, and contains an account of a stoning: "Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God... And when they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him, and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul."

In this story, Stephen received his sentence after giving a speech to authorities who were going to kill him no matter what he said. This relates to how Dylan felt about his critics, who were going to figuratively "stone" him no matter what he did. (More on the meaning of "stoned" in popular songs .)

The "official" explanation of how this song got its name: A woman and her daughter came into the recording studio out of the rain. Dylan guessed their ages correctly as 12 and 35.

A less official explanation: The song is about two women who came into the studio on a rainy day. Dylan apparently read an article about punishment for women in Islamic states - hence "Everybody must get stoned" because relationships are a trial and error thing. (thanks, Dave - Ballarat, Australia)

If you multiply 12 by 35, you get 420, a number commonly associated with smoking marijuana. 420 came about because five high school students in California could only smoke at 4:20 in the afternoon. This time was after school and before their parents came home, so it was a good time for them to get high. (thanks, Dave - Boise, ID)

This was one of the few songs Dylan released that was a traditional hit record, reaching the Top 10 in both the US and UK, and spending a week at #2 in America behind "Monday Monday" by The Mamas & The Papas. Perhaps relishing the opportunity to turn a song that repeats "everybody must get stoned" into a radio hit, Dylan cut the song down to 2:26 for the single release. On the Blonde On Blonde album, where it is the first track, the song runs 4:33. The single cuts out two verses and some instrumental passages.

Many radio stations received a publication called the Gavin Report that discussed new songs, and this one was described as a "drug song." Many stations refused to play it, but Dylan was so influential at the time that the song had no trouble getting plenty of airplay.

You can hear Dylan burst out laughing in this song. According to Down the Highway: the Life of Bob Dylan by Howard Sounes, the musicians were having a lot of fun in the studio, passing around joints and swapping instruments as they kept the mood light and jovial.

This song was covered by The Black Crowes for the 1995 album Hempilation, a collection of songs about marijuana. (thanks, Tim - Columbus, OH)

Guitarist and bassist Charlie McCoy played the trumpet on this. He recalled to Uncut magazine March 2014: "(Producer, Bob) Johnston said,'Tonight he wants to do a song with a Salvation Army sound – we need a trumpet and trombone.' I said, 'Does the trumpet need to be good?' He's said, 'no!' I kept track: It took 40 hours to cut Blonde on Blonde."

Justin Timberlake - Drink You Away

Justin Timberlake - Drink You Away Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2
Released: 2013

Drink You Away Lyrics

Bitter sweet thing, could this be a dream
Or just the same nightmare that keeps me awake
Feel it in my brain, toss out of pain
Pour a little up now, for the love that we made

I feel it in the morning, you’re still here in the morning
I see you, but you gonna telephone the doctor, I’m not okay
The bottom of the bottle, to fill this empty heart up
A thousand proof don’t change the truth
I tried it, but I can’t

I can’t Drink You Away
I’ve tried Jack, I’ve tried gin,
I’ve tried all of them in
I can’t drink you away
All these rocks, I can’t swim out of this skin, oh baby them say
Now tell me, baby, don't they make a medicine for heart break
Ooh, no, tell me baby, oh yeah
Now don't they make a medicine for heart break

Got a pounding on my brain, so I drowned it away
When the sun comes up tomorrow
You can find me doing the same
'Cause I just can’t forget
The way we turned out this, babe
And now the only thing that sleeps here is a ghost of you instead

I feel it in the morning, you’re still here in the morning
I see you, but you gonna telephone the doctor, I’m not okay
The bottom of the bottle, to fill this empty heart up
A thousand proof don’t change the truth
I tried it, but I can’t

I can’t drink you away
I’ve tried Jack, I’ve tried gin,
I’ve tried all of them in
I can’t drink you away
All these rocks, I can’t swim out of this skin, oh baby them say
Now tell me, baby, don't they make a medicine for heart break
Ooh, no, tell me baby, oh yeah
Now don't they make a medicine for heart break

I can’t drink you, no I can’t drink you away, away
I can’t drink you, no I can’t drink you away, away
I can’t drink you, no I can’t drink you away, away
I can’t drink you, no I can’t drink you away, away, away

Ooh, I can’t drink you, I can’t drink you away

I can’t drink you away
I’ve tried Jack, I’ve tried gin,
I’ve tried all of them in
I can’t drink you away
All these rocks, I can’t swim out of this skin, oh baby them say
Now tell me, baby, don't they make a medicine for heart break
Ooh, no, tell me baby, oh yeah
Now don't they make a medicine for heart break

I can’t drink you away
I’ve tried Jack, I’ve tried gin,
I’ve tried all of them in
I can’t drink you away
All these rocks, I can’t swim out of this skin, oh baby them say
Now tell me, baby, don't they make a medicine for heart break
Ooh, no, tell me baby, oh yeah
Now don't they make a medicine for heart break

Writer/s: GODBEY, CHRIS / TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN / MOSELY, TIMOTHY / MOSELY, GARLAND / FAUNTLEROY, JAMES / HARMON, JEROME
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, OLE MM
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Drink You Away

This bluesy Country-Pop tune finds Timberlake trying to find the answers to his woman troubles in the bottom of the bottle:

Bottom of the bottle to fill this empty heart up
A thousand proof don't change the truth

The song also finds Timberlake paying tribute to the blues that his hometown of Memphis is famous for.

David Fanning is part of New Voice, the hit-making team that has produced for Scotty McCreery ("I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend") among others." Fanning chose to cover this for his debut solo single. "It's the craziest thing to think that the biggest pop star in the world right now even knows my name," the Red Bow artist told Billboard magazine. "That's very cool."

"It's also amazing to know that someone who is as big as that is as humble to let someone who is new like me record it," he added. "I think you learn so much about Justin from him letting me do this. Anyone could have done the song from Eric Church to Luke Bryan. So for him to give his blessing on it was really cool."

Justin Timberlake made a surprise appearance at the 2015 CMAs performing a duet medley with Chris Stapleton of this song and Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey."

The song was released to country radio following Timberlake's performance with Chris Stapleton at the 2015 CMA Awards. The tune gradually picked up plays and entered the Billboard Country airplay chart for the week dated February 6, 2016 at #60.

This was Timberlake's first entry as a solo artist on the tally. Previously with 'N Sync, he had reached the #3 spot on the Country chart when Alabama re-recorded their hit song "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" with backing vocals from the boy band.

Iron Maiden - Hooks In You

Iron Maiden - Hooks In You Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: No Prayer For The Dying
Released: 1990

Hooks In You Lyrics

I got the keys to view at number 22
Behind my green door there's nothing to see
Stone cold sober and sitting in silence, laid
Back and looking for sympathy
I like a girl who knows where she's bound
I don't like girls who've been hanging around

[Chorus]
Hooks In You, hooks in me, hooks in the ceiling
For that well hung feeling
No big deal, no big sin, strung up on love I
Got the hooks screwed in

[Chorus]

She's tied up she can't come to the phone
You must have got your wires crossed 'cause she ain't home
Knock on wood, you know I like that sound
She never could keep her feet on the ground

[Chorus]

Right on the money got it wrapped up tight
New ideas for the decor tonight
Gonna make this house a preservation zone
Gonna set her in concrete set her up on her own

Writer/s: DICKINSON, SMITH
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Hooks In You

This is part of "The Charlotte saga," a series of songs about a prostitute. It's the sequel to "Charlotte the Harlot" and "22 Acacia Avenue." The song's narrator acknowledges her residence as being at "number 22," so we know the girl in the song is Charlotte.

Co-written by band members Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson. Although this is the only song on No Prayer for the Dying that Smith had any hand in composing, he didn't play on it.

Bruce Dickinson: "'Hooks In You' is a slightly tongue-in-cheek thing. Me and Paddy (his wife) went to look at a house to buy, and it was lived in by three gay guys. We looked around and it had all these beams, and one of the guys was obviously into S&M and leather and stuff, and in one room there were these enormous industrial hooks screwed into the beams. My mind boggled at what they could be used for. I went home and wrote 'Hooks In You' with the line 'All the hooks in the ceiling, that well hung feeling.' I couldn't write it about gay guys, but what if you went round to the house of Mr. and Mrs. Average you found all these hooks in the ceiling? What do THEY get up to? (when asked if he bought the house) No, we didn't! At the end of the song the guy thinks his wife has been unfaithful and sets her in concrete in the foundations." (thanks, Brett - Edmonton, Canada, for all above)

Kelis - Friday Fish Fry

Kelis - Friday Fish Fry Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Food
Released: 2014

Friday Fish Fry Lyrics

I said, oh my daddy, game's over
I said, oh my daddy, game's over
I said, oh my daddy, game's over
I said, oh my daddy, game's over

I said I'm making you peace
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down onmy knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees

You said: that's the thing
And I just don't want to fight
See, the bottom of what I said
Is that, take that man, take that man to bed
On the contrary
I know who to sit
I know you ain't right
You ain't right

Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees

'The idea sounds nice but
Darling, you're not even my type, you see'
Hey, you, yeah, you, yeah, you
I need ice, cold water
I need ice, cold water
She needs ice, cold water
She needs ice, cold water
She needs ice, cold water
She needs ice, cold water

'No, not too close to me

Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want now, baby
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees
Give me what I want
Give me what I need
I said, I'm begging you, please
I'm down on my knees

Writer/s: ROGERS, KELIS / SITEK, DAVID ANDREW / SIMON, TODD
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, DOWNTOWN MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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Friday Fish Fry

This call-and-response nod to Rockabilly is one of six songs on Kelis' Food album that have culinary-themed titles. Kelis told The Sun that she never specifically decided on a food theme, they just all came together that way. "The titles of the songs were put on as working titles, then the title of the album came later," she said. "Someone asked me what I wanted to call it an flippantly I was like, 'Food.' And then I thought, 'You know, that's a perfect name - I'm gonna keep it.'"

Iron Maiden - The Phantom of the Opera

Iron Maiden - The Phantom of the Opera Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Iron Maiden
Released: 1980

The Phantom of the Opera Lyrics

I've been looking so long for you now you won't get away from my grasp.
You've been living so long in hiding in hiding behind that false mask.
And you know and I know that you ain't got long now to last.
Your looks and your feelings are just the remains of your past.

You're standing in the wings, there you wait for the curtain to fall.
Knowing the terror and holding you have on us all.
Yeah, I know that you're gonna scratch me, maim me and maul.
You know I'm helpless from your mesmerizing cat call.

Keep your distance, walk away, don't take his bait.
Don't you stray, don't fade away.
Watch your step, he's out to get you, come what may.
Don't you stray, from the narrow way.

I'm running and hiding in my dreams you're always there.
You're The Phantom of the Opera, you're the devil, you're just out to scare.
You damaged my mind and my soul it just floats through the air.
Haunt me, you taunt me, you torture me back at your lair.

Writer/s: HARRIS, STEPHEN PERCY
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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The Phantom of the Opera

Running 7:22, this song was inspired by the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux which was later turned into a popular musical adaptation for the stage and screen.

Bass player Steve Harris, who wrote this song, explained: "This is a very long song that was done in sections. The middle part was totally separate but it fit in very well. It felt right to go from the slow part into the middle section. Phantom is one of the best pieces I've ever written, and certainly one of the most enjoyable to play. It's got all these intricate guitar lines which keep it interesting. Then there's the slow middle part which creates quite a good mood. It's also got fast heavy parts which are really rockin'. And it's also got areas for crowd participation. It pretty much covers all the bases for the band. It was also a good example of what I wanted to get across."

Derek Riggs, yet again, hid his logo (his stylized initials) into some Maiden cover art. In this case, it's depicted clearly near the bottom of the stone in which the organ is imbedded, directly across from the Phantom Eddie's ankle/knee. Eddie is Iron Maiden's mascot.

On the back of the Somewhere in Time album, there is a "Phantom Opera House."

New Eden covered this for the 1998 compilation A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden.

In the Iron Maiden computer game Ed Hunter, this plays during Level 1, London. (thanks, Brett - Edmonton, Canada, for all above)

Lindsey Stirling - Beyond The Veil

Lindsey Stirling - Beyond The Veil Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Shatter Me
Released: 2014

Beyond The Veil Lyrics

Beyond The Veil

After Lindsey Stirling's self-titled 2012 debut album proved to be a worldwide hit, the violin-playing artist was frightened to follow it up. She explained to Billboard magazine: "The first album did way better than I ever expected it to, and in a way it felt like it's impossible for me to live up to what that album did. I tallied it up one day, which I probably shouldn't have, and the songs from that album have almost 300 million views on YouTube. How can I possibly live up to it? What if I fail? I really was scared."

It was only after creating this track that Stirling was able to pull herself together. "I think it spoke as to what I was feeling," she explained, "this kind of searching melody and then there's a pre-chorus that's almost crying out for help, this pleading prayer for help, which is what I felt like I was doing. And then the chorus became victorious and triumphant, which is the state of mind I wanted to get to."

"When I heard it back the first time, I had this overwhelming feeling of, 'Yes, I can do this! I am going to be helped," Stirling continued. "I'm not alone in this. I'm gonna receive inspiration.'"

Iron Maiden - Powerslave

Iron Maiden - Powerslave Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Powerslave
Released: 1984

Powerslave Lyrics

Into the abyss I'll fall-the eye of Horus
Into the eyes of the night-watching me go
Green is the cat's eye that glows-in this temple
Enter the risen Osiris-risen again.

[Chorus]
Tell me why I had to be a power slave
I don't want to die, I'm a god, why can't I live on?
When the Life Giver dies, all around is laid to waste.
And in my last hour,
I'm a slave to the power of death.

When I was living this lie-fear was my game
People would worship and fall-drop to their knees
So bring me the blood and red wine for the one to succeed me
For he is a man and a god-and he will die too.

[Chorus]

Now I am cold but a ghost lives in my veins,
Silent the terror that reigned-marbled in stone
Shell of a man God preserved-a thousand ages
But open the gates of my hell-I will strike from the grave.

[Chorus]

Writer/s: DICKINSON, BRUCE
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Powerslave

This is about an arrogant Pharaoh in his dying hours. Because he's been raised to think he's a god, he can't understand why he's about to die and fights it in vain. He also feels overwhelmed by the power of death, and thinks sardonically about his heir. Just before he dies, he promises to return as a mummy.

The album cover shows a pyramid with a giant statue of the Pharaoh (reminiscent of the Sphinx), with the bands mascot Eddie as the Pharaoh. The artwork inside the album also carried this theme.

Lead singer Bruce Dickinson wrote this. He claims this is a sequel, or somehow linked to his previous song "Revelations."

The back of the album Somewhere in Time shows pyramids behind the city in a reference to this.

Cover art designer Derek Riggs once again slipped his logo into his artwork. His logo is a unique symbol which depicts his initials, a mirrored D and an R on the right hand side. In this case, it's right above the "entrance" to the pyramid (Eddie's crotch).

To capitalize on the album's European popularity, the band went on their famous "Slavery Tour." For the tour, a massive stage show was displayed with a twenty foot tall model of their mascot Eddie as one of the attractions. Eddie was raised at the end of the song "Iron Maiden." The stage show also featured creative light work and props. They began the Slavery Tour in Poland and performed behind the Iron Curtain (ironically enough) for more than three weeks.

The album was recorded in Nassau.

Darkane coverd this for the compilation album A Tribute to the Beast and Ancient for their album God Loves The Dead.

To capitalize on the album's European popularity, the band went on their famous "Slavery Tour." It was a spoof of the name of their previous tour, "World Piece Tour," which promoted the album Piece of Mind. For the tour, a massive stage show was displayed with a 20-foot tall model of their mascot Eddie as one of the attractions. Eddie was raised at the end of the song "Iron Maiden." The stage show also featured creative light work and props. They began the Slavery Tour in Poland and performed behind the Iron Curtain (ironically enough) for more than three weeks.

This appears in the Iron Maiden computer game Ed Hunter. It plays during Level 5, Pharaoh's Tomb. (thanks, Brett - Edmonton, Canada, for all above)

Lily Allen - Take My Place

Lily Allen - Take My Place Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Sheezus
Released: 2014

Take My Place Lyrics

As I lay down on the bed
Try'na come to terms with what has just been said
I don't know where I should look or what to say
Is this happening to us today?

If I could then I would scream
I'd wipe the tears off of my face
Wake me up if it's a dream
This is more than I can take
I'd give everything I own
If someone else could Take My Place
Will someone else please take my place?

How can life be so unfair?
I can't breathe, in fact I'm choking on the air
It's all over, I can see it in on your eyes
Pull my hand down, heavily I sigh

If I could then I would scream
I'd wipe the tears off of my face
Wake me up if it's a dream
This is more than I can take
I'd give everything I own
If someone else could take my place
Will someone else please take my place?

If I could then I would scream
I'd wipe the tears off of my face
Wake me up if it's a dream
This is more than I can take
I'd give everything I own
If someone else could take my place
Will someone else please take my place?

Writer/s: KURSTIN, GREG / ALLEN, LILY / POOLE, KAREN
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Take My Place

This ballad finds Allen documenting the really sad experience of losing her son when six months pregnant after contracting a viral infection. The singer had suffered a previous miscarriage in 2008 with then-boyfriend Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers.

Iron Maiden - King Of Twilight

Iron Maiden - King Of Twilight Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Eddie's Archive
Released: 1984

King Of Twilight Lyrics

King Of Twilight

This was originally recorded by Nektar in 1972 for their album A Tab in the Ocean. Maiden's version was actually a mix of two of Nektar's songs, this and "Crying in the Dark." Because "King of Twilight" was more prominent, they also made it the title of the track. Steve Harris listened to Nektar a lot before starting Maiden.

This was used as the B-side to the single of "Aces High." (thanks, Brett - Edmonton, Canada)

Lily Allen - Silver Spoon

Lily Allen - Silver Spoon Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Sheezus
Released: 2014

Silver Spoon Lyrics

So I went to posh school
Why would I deny it?
Silver Spoon at the ready
So don't even try it
Yeah the house I grew up in it was Georgian
Ten bedrooms, beautiful proportions
Can't say that life isn't easy
Double negative, can't nothing please me?
Only make it here
'Cause of my daddy
Fucking your tea bags
Yo, where's my tea caddy?

(This life, that life)
Life isn't fine but we all can try
(Not fair, it's not right)
Doing my thing I'm just
Keeping my head down and

Do we have to
Keep talking about
Where you think it is I'm from?
I'ma make you see
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me
I don't believe
I'm still here
Still telling you that you're wrong
Are you losing sleep
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me, boy

So I got a trust fund, so what am I doing?
Buying property, can't be bothered with the viewings
I'm getting hungry, could you fetch my butler?
Step back I couldn't be any humbler
Sucked dick, got signed to a major
I'll do anything just to entertain you
I'm from western lovin', and when it's over
I'm going straight to heaven in a Range Rover

(This life, that life)
Life isn't fine but we all can try
(Not fair, it's not right)
Doing my thing I'm just
Keeping my head down and

Do we have to
Keep talking about
Where you think it is I'm from?
I'ma make you see
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me
I don't believe
I'm still here
Still telling you that you're wrong
Are you losing sleep
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me, boy

Round and round again (Oh, oh)
Please could you repeat the question?
Driving round the bend (Oh, oh)
I've heard it all before, and then some
Round and round again (Oh, oh)
Please could you repeat the question?

Doing my thing I'm just
Keeping my head down and

Do we have to
Keep talking about
Where you think it is I'm from?
I'ma make you see
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me
I don't believe
I'm still here
Still telling you that you're wrong
Are you losing sleep
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me, boy

And I'ma make you see
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me, boy

But I'm losing sleep
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me, boy

And I'ma make you see
You don't know me
You don't know me
No things never change
No talent on me, boy

Writer/s: KURSTIN, GREG / ALLEN, LILY
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Silver Spoon

Allen sings here about the myth that, as the daughter of actor/comedian Keith Allen, she had a privileged upbringing. "Oh gosh, it sounds really boring," she said to Q magazine, "but the idea that I've been driving around in stretch limousines my whole life because my dad's an actor couldn't be further from the truth. My dad's got eight kids, and I think his highest-paid gig was for a Listerine advert – divide that by eight and that's not really going that far."

As well as having supposedly rich parents, Allen takes on several other misconceptions in the song such as she slept with executives in order to get signed. "People are just so judgmental and convinced they know exactly who I am," she told Rolling Stone. "They come to their own conclusions and their mind won't be changed. That's the world we live in. I always kind of try to look at people and see the best in them and give them a chance."

"But people that are probably less fortunate look at me and think, 'Well, she's got everything. She's had everything. It's been handed to her on a silver plate," Allen added. "It's just not true. I've been through some really, really awful things that other people haven't been through. We're all human beings and life is not f---ing fair."

The song title comes from the phrase: 'Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth.' The term refers to somebody who's born into a well-to-do family environment; the reference being to the gift of a silver spoon by the godparents. The lucky child does not need to wait for the gift as he or she inherits it at birth.

The song was previously titled "Some People."