Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
This song is based on the poem ‘And did those feet in ancient time’ by William Blake. The poem was part of the preface to Blake’s epic ‘Milton: A poem in Two Books’, published c. 1808, and was later made into a hymn called ‘Jerusalem’ in 1916.
[Verse 1]
And did those feet in ancient times
Walk upon England's mountains green?
Was the holy lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
[Verse 2]
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth on our clouded hill?
Was Jerusalem built here
In England's green and pleasant land?
[Chorus]
Let it rain, let it rain
Wash the scales from my eyes
Let it rain, let it rain
Let me see again
[Verse 3]
Bring me my bow of burning gold
Bring me my arrows of desire
I shall not sleep till the clouds unfold
Bring me my chariot of fire
[Chorus]
Let it rain, let it rain
Tears of blood fall out of the sky
Let it rain, let it rain
Wash me clean again
[Post-Chorus]
From the frozen waters
The king will rise again
With two suns in the sky
[Verse 4]
I shall not cease from mental flight
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
[Chorus]
Let it rain, let it rain
Tears of blood fall out of the sky
Let it rain, let it rain
Wash me clean again
[Post-Chorus]
See the gleaming spires of the citadel
The king and queen will dwell
In our hearts
[Instrumental Break/Guitar Solo]
[Verse 5]
Can Jerusalem be rebuilded here?
In this trivial time, in this land of fear
In Jerusalem where the grail remains
Walk into the light and
Dissolve the chains
Jerusalem
[Outro]
Here is her secret place
From hence she comes forth on the churches in delight
Here is her cup, filled with its poisons
In these horrid veils
And here, her scarlet veil woven in pestilence and war
Here is Jerusalem, bound in chains
In the dens of Babylon
Jerusalem was written by Roy Z & Bruce Dickinson & William Blake.
Jerusalem was produced by Roy Z.
Bruce Dickinson released Jerusalem on Tue Jul 14 1998.