Run to the Hills
Iron Maiden * Track #6 On The Number of the Beast
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Album The Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills by Iron Maiden
Release Date
Performed by
Iron MaidenProduced by
Martin BirchWrited by
Steve HarrisAbout
The song documents the conflict that occurred between European settlers in the New World and Native American tribes during the days of colonization and later westward expansion. The song is written from both perspectives, covering the Natives' viewpoint in the first verse and the Europeans' in the r...
Run to the Hills Lyrics
[Intro]
White man came across the sea
He brought us pain and misery
He killed our tribes, he killed our creed
He took our game for his own need
We fought him hard, we fought him well
Out on the plains we gave him hell
But many came, too much for Cree
Oh, will we ever be set free?
[Verse 1]
Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes
Galloping hard on the plains
Chasing the redskins back to their holes
Fighting them at their own game
Murder for freedom, the stab in the back
Women and children are cowards, attack
[Chorus]
Run to the hills, run for your lives
Run to the hills, run for your lives
[Verse 2]
Soldier blue in the barren wastes
Hunting and killing's their game
Raping the women and wasting the men
The only good Indians are tame
Selling them whiskey and taking their gold
Enslaving the young and destroying the old
[Chorus]
Run to the hills, run for your lives
Run to the hills, run for your lives
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Run to the hills, run for your lives
Run to the hills, run for your lives
Run to the hills, run for your lives
Run to the hills, run for your lives
Run to the Hills Q&A
Who wrote Run to the Hills's ?
Run to the Hills was written by Steve Harris.
Who produced Run to the Hills's ?
Run to the Hills was produced by Martin Birch.
When did Iron Maiden release Run to the Hills?
Iron Maiden released Run to the Hills on Fri Feb 12 1982.
Was this song ever reissued?
The original single was reissued in 2002 (with an alternative cover), with all income donated to former drummer Clive Burr’s MS Trust Fund.