Iron Maiden - Revelations Lyrics






"O God of Earth and Altar
Bow down and hear our cry
Our earthly rulers falter
Our people drift and die
The walls of gold entomb us
The swords of scorn divide
Take not thy thunder from us
Take away our pride"
[G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal]

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 know
The secret of the Hanged Man - the smile on his lips

The light of the Blind - you'll see
The venom tears my spine
The Eyes of the Nile are opening - you'll see

She came to me with a serpent's kiss
As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips
Moonlight catches silver tears I cry
So we lay in a black embrace
And the Seed is sown in a holy place
And I watched, and I waited for the Dawn

The light of the Blind - you'll see
The venom that tears my spine
The Eyes of the Nile are opening - you'll see

Go

Bind all of us together
Ablaze with Hope and Free
No storm or heavy weather
Will rock the boat you'll see
The time has come to close your eyes
And still the wind and rain
For the one who will be King
Is the Watcher in the Ring
It is You
It is You





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  1. S.... 7....

    I hope to see you again someday jesus

  2. S.... 7....

    Its about jesus

  3. D.... L....

    Great song!!

  4. J.... S....

    Qual o ano deste álbum por favor?

  5. E.... S....

    👁️👄👁️
    👍👌👍

  6. M.... L....

    There is no better heavy metal band on this planet than iron maiden perfectly in sync with each other

  7. H.... L....

    Peace of Mind

  8. H.... L....

    Best Irin Maiden album ever because every song is amazing

  9. 2.... S....

    Flight Of Icarus plays next.... Alexander The Great? WTF? XD

  10. M.... M....

    Quem não curte Maiden nunca vai entender

  11. M.... M....

    Linda música do Maiden

  12. J.... C....

    I’m 47, and this bad ass tune still gets me bangin’ my head!!!

  13. R.... W....

    Lost souls that now God will save....

  14. N.... ....

    Damn it what a song, too good to be real

  15. S.... M....

    This album is underrated

  16. R.... '....

    My favorite Iron Maiden song.

  17. B.... ....

    My all time favorite song, it's heavy, epic in nature and just takes me into a different realm

  18. k.... ....

    Legendario tema.

  19. C.... S....

    Shantecler!!!Special Hit!!!

  20. I.... E....

    "Revelations this one!!!"
    --Live After Death

  21. L.... D....

    Revelations!!!! ❤❤

  22. R.... A....

    Thumbs up if you are able to listen to the amazing riffs from the rhythm guitar during the solo?

  23. L.... J....

    Curtindo bem feliz em minha LG pk3

  24. L.... R....

    Jesus reigns in Iron Maiden, Piece of Mind is a prime example

    L.... R....

    @Borna b
    He's referring to the Hymn at the start of the song.
    https://youtu.be/wFG-CqYXyOo

    L.... R....

    Unfortunately Nicko is indeed a Born Again Jesustard.☹I wish Clive Burr would have remained in Maiden. Nicko is a fucking immature clown.

    L.... R....

    @70 AD wow I didn't know that! Weird, I usually like to go deep with songs that have meaningful lyrics, but for some reason didn't knew about this one...

    L.... R....

    @Imperium Europa C mon man... The intro of where eagles dare? Powerslave? Nicko is a beast... Clive was one to (the original I would say) anyway, better than Nicko than Lars Ulrich or someone like him...

  25. F.... F....

    O God of Earth and Altar
    Bow down and hear our cry
    Our earthly rulers falter
    Our people drift and die
    The walls of gold entomb us
    The swords of scorn divide
    Take not thy thunder from us
    But take away our pride"
    (G. K. Chesterton English Hymnal)
    Just a babe in the 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 know
    the Secret of the Hanged Man-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
    She came to me with a serpent's kiss
    As the Eye of the Sun Rose on her lips
    Moonlight catches silver tears I cry
    So we lay in the black embrace
    And the Seed is sown in a holy place
    And I watched, and I waited for the dawn
    The light of the Blind-you'll see
    The venom that tears my spine
    The Eyes of the Nile are opening-you'll see
    Bind all of us together
    Ablaze with Hope and Free
    No storm or heavy weather
    Will rock the boat you'll see
    The time has come to close your eyes
    And still the wind and rain
    For the one who will be King
    Is the Watcher in the Ring
    It is You
    It is You

  26. R.... M....

    Quem já teve esse play em vinil igual eu?

  27. S.... ....

    Sweet intro

  28. q.... ....

    If this isn't played at my funeral, im not going

    q.... ....

    maybe you should listen to the song a little deeper than what you think that it says it speaks of the native Americans being slaughtered by the millions on a trail of tears and them going insane being locked up in prison hung by the millions and slaughtered their families burnt to death

  29. T.... ....

    One of the best songs with Bruce ps I am writing a BLOG about schitzophrenia as next: angelwitchvincent1948.blogspot.com to hear my demo; s on youtube=TheVincent666

  30. S.... L....

    My favorite album by IM
    🤩😍💖🇺🇸

  31. I.... D....

    Σκέτο,αριστούργημα, Απλα!

  32. M.... S....

    And the seed is sown in a holy place. Fucking epic!!!

  33. T.... S....

    She came to me with a serpent's kiss,as the eye of the sun rose on her lips.Sheer magic!

  34. S.... m....

    Our people drift and die...Damn!

  35. C.... O....

    So you need a revelation? Wake https://youtu.be/sSYXrWIA618 up!

  36. p.... ....

    I remember bring this album to social studies actually powerslave and caught somewhere in time too

  37. M.... F....

    Masterpiece

  38. S.... H....

    PUT SPEED AT 1.25 ;)

  39. D.... C....

    Love this song so much.. did a drum cover of it..check it out..https://youtu.be/uKvESjWKpec

  40. S.... ....

    "Just a babe in a black abyss, no reason for a place like this...the walls are cold and souls cry out in pain!" lol

  41. d.... j....

    Fucking badass

  42. I.... M....

    I truely feel sorry for all those poor souls who dont hear what we hear

    I.... M....

    👹👹🖕

  43. N.... N....

    This fabulous song begins at 4:12

  44. L.... M....

    O som sem sintetizador e muito bom...

  45. c.... c....

    just blasted this monster classic through my laptops puny speaker, now I'm off upstairs to french kiss my wife's arsehole.

  46. d.... w....

    Most of this song is a real English hymn- it's in my book- and my favorite album

  47. B.... F....

    Only good song on the Piece Of Shit album.
    Fun Fact: The beginning lyrics to this song (God of earth and altar, bow down and hear our cry. Our earthly rulers falter, our people drift and die. The walls of gold entomb us, the swords of scorn divide. Take not they thunder from us, take away our pride) are from a 6th century Saxon hymnal.

    B.... F....

    Another Fun Fact: Rime Of The Ancient Mariner is a poem written in 1834.

  48. m.... ....

    Almost forgot how much I like that song, definetly one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands.

    Piece of Mind was my first Iron Maiden album when I was 12 yeas old and have to say that as a kid I listened it a LOT, but never really got tired at it.

    And as a 12 yo. Finn back then, I have to say it took me some time to learn all these english lyrics, and while I have definetly forgot most of things that I learned at school these days, I still remember all the lyrics from Piece Of Mind. :)

  49. A.... ....

    Awesome awesome song.

  50. E.... K....

    UP THE IRONS

  51. D.... S....

    I was playing this too loud and my cat got up and knocked my Rottweiler off his feet 😂😂😂
    Sometimes I wake up with my cat breathing into my face!! hmm 😕 maybe 10 million years of tiger DNA ready to pounce???😨😲😧

  52. T.... M....

    I am not an orthodox fan of Iron Maiden but Piece of Mind album cover art and the whole album in general belongs artistically and musically to my TOP 10

  53. P.... C....

    Sweet nostalgia . Is the band still exists ?

    P.... C....

    If the band still stands if you enter ironmaiden.com everything will appear even their concerts

  54. A.... T....

    "Take away our pride!" Love you Maiden!

  55. T.... C....

    Brasil 10/2019

  56. M.... C....

    Eu vi ao vivo !!!! \m/

  57. D.... ....

    This song woke up my babies

  58. M.... F....

    This album was responsible for some really hard partying back in my high school years. Responsibilities have slowed my friends & I down but still enjoy a cold 1 on the weekends & listening to this great album.

  59. g.... p....

    No Rock in Rio foi foda

  60. m.... ....

    So much love for this one!
    Miss you so much, dear son <3

  61. G.... G....

    1984 high on shrooms, acid,drunk on whatever was handy, thrashing in the river and blasting maiden always!! Those were the days...not recommended for the feint of heart UP THE IRONS FOREVER!!!!#

  62. S.... J....

    Its the best ever...nothing more...nothing less

  63. D.... C....

    That solo at 4:24 is Fucking incredible🔥

  64. I.... E....

    Band: Iron Maiden
    Song: Revelations
    Album: Piece Of Mind
    Year: 1983
    Origin: London, England
    Genre: Heavy Metal

    I.... E....

    we know my friend...

  65. f.... b....

    Será sempre uma das minhas favoritas do Iron!! PQP QUE SOM!

  66. C.... ....

    Down votes are 666. lol

  67. C.... W....

    Yes they rocked Dallas 9-21-19

  68. y.... l....

    Nice fucking song..

  69. M.... H....

    The first album with Bruce.

    M.... H....

    You need to check your history. This was not Bruce's first album with Maiden.

    M.... H....

    @Donald Campbell Yes sorry. The first album with Bruce, was The number of the beast. I forgot

  70. R.... E....

    The idea of this song was taken from an Alester Crowley poem.

  71. K.... S....

    Fear of the darks

  72. R.... S....

    Can't wait to hear this tonight in San Antonio Tx. We'll be at the Legacy of the Beast tour.

    R.... S....

    Awesome! I missed them on this tour Enjoy! IRONS UP!

  73. U.... D....

    Bruce Dickinson's song. Very gooood!!

  74. A.... F....

    Ok, next level. Apologies that it has taken my whole entire life to get here... this is great.

    A.... F....

    Seventh Son next

  75. J.... B....

    5:49 you hear that alot in movies games and peoples vids on YouTube. Amazing

  76. C.... g....

    lula livre

  77. M.... I....

    Masterpiece. Up the Irons!

  78. A.... A....

    My favourite Maiden album! I love this album! My childhood!

  79. S.... C....

    They were my old school fav my intro band period to metal.

  80. I.... B....

    These guys were amazing in concert! 🤟I would definitely go to another concert and I would highly advise anyone to see them in concert because is so fucking cool!

    I.... B....

    I got to see them too! Which tour did you see them on?

  81. s.... 0....

    I love this album like you love a person

  82. A.... e....

    Que Nirvana ni que nada esto es la verdadera musica

  83. a.... g....

    Bruce’s vocal and maidens musical

  84. B.... D....

    live is verry good ,,, up the iron ,,

  85. p.... ....

    horns up...Iron fucking Maiden!!!

  86. A.... G....

    Alguien que hable español.2019...

    A.... G....

    Heyyy. Muy buena cancionn soy
    Baterista

  87. I.... S....

    Insuransv..

  88. C.... B....

    If this song doesn't move you, you have no soul. Up the irons! \m/

  89. S.... B....

    America today,god save us from these commies

  90. D.... R....

    "O God of Earth and Altar
    Bow down and hear our cry
    Our earthly rulers falter
    Our people drift and die
    The walls of gold entomb us
    The swords of scorn divide
    Take not thy thunder from us
    Take away our pride"
    [G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal]

    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 know
    The secret of the Hanged Man - the smile on his lips

    The light of the Blind - you'll see
    The venom tears my spine
    The Eyes of the Nile are opening - you'll see

    She came to me with a serpent's kiss
    As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips
    Moonlight catches silver tears I cry
    So we lay in a black embrace
    And the Seed is sown in a holy place
    And I watched, and I waited for the Dawn

    The light of the Blind - you'll see
    The venom that tears my spine
    The Eyes of the Nile are opening - you'll see

    Go

    Bind all of us together
    Ablaze with Hope and Free
    No storm or heavy weather
    Will rock the boat you'll see
    The time has come to close your eyes
    And still the wind and rain
    For the one who will be King
    Is the Watcher in the Ring
    It is You
    It is You

  91. D.... M....

    Bruce and Jim Morrison. Both led me to books

    D.... M....

    Can you tell me what you mean by this? I think your statement is profound and I want to know more

  92. W.... ....

    she came to me with a serpent's kiss, as the Eye of the Sun Rose on her lips... the lyrics is terrific!

  93. n.... k....

    its too bad they don't make music like that anymore,not in thier new matertial

    n.... k....

    They already did their best work. No one can write songs of this quality forever!

  94. J.... T....

    saw them in concert in ok city sounded the best live

  95. J.... T....

    folks it don't get no better  number 1 vocalist of all time  jd

  96. R.... M....

    Eu tinha esse play em vinil essa era a sonzeira que eu mais curtia bixo!

  97. G.... V....

    Who is here from That 70's Show

  98. d.... ....

    When I jumped off. The first 2 albums were a giant influence on me and still are. Beast was OK. This lp is trash. Corny.