Revelations
Iron Maiden * Track #2 On Piece of Mind
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Revelations by Iron Maiden
Release Date
Performed by
Iron MaidenProduced by
Martin BirchWrited by
Bruce DickinsonAbout
This song has a double meaning; on one hand it references the Bible book with the same title and on the other hand it has to do with Aleister Crowley, an occultist and founder of Thelema, who considered himself to be the Antichrist. Crowley believed man was supposed to struggle against nature in ord...
Revelations Lyrics
[Intro]
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
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
The light of the blind, you'll see
The venom tears my spine
The eyes of the Nile are opening, you'll see
[Verse 2]
She came to me with a serpent's kiss
As the eye of the sun rose on her lips
Moonlight catches silver tears that 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, oh
[Chorus]
The light of the blind, you'll see
The venom tears my spine
The eyes of the Nile are opening, you'll see
[Instrumental Break]
Go!
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
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
The watcher in the ring
[Outro]
It is you, oh
It is you
Revelations Q&A
Who wrote Revelations's ?
Revelations was written by Bruce Dickinson.
Who produced Revelations's ?
Revelations was produced by Martin Birch.
When did Iron Maiden release Revelations?
Iron Maiden released Revelations on Mon May 16 1983.
What did Iron Maiden say about "Revelations"?
Dickinson explains how the Chesterton’s hymn that opens the song came to be included in it:
I did… have a fondness for hymns; I loved some of the ritual, some of… I mean, it’s beautiful words. “Jerusalem” and, there was another one (ah… with words by… uh… G.K. Chesterton), “O God of Earth and Altar...