The Writing on the Wall
Iron Maiden * Track #3 On Senjutsu
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Album Senjutsu
The Writing on the Wall by Iron Maiden
Release Date
Performed by
Iron MaidenProduced by
Steve Harris & Kevin ShirleyWrited by
Adrian Smith & Bruce DickinsonAbout
“The Writing on the Wall” is the first official Iron Maiden song released after 2015’s The Book of Souls and it is the first single off their seventeenth album, Senjutsu.
The song and its video have been teased by the band through a marketing campaign spanning July 2021 that involved the daily rele...
The Writing on the Wall Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Across a painted desert lies a train of vagabonds
All that's left of what we were it's what we have become
Once our empires glorious, but now the empire's gone
The dead gave us the time to live and now our time is done
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Now we are victorious, we've become our slaves
A land of hope and glory building graveyards for the brave
[Chorus]
Have you seen the writing on the wall?
Have you seen that writing?
Can you see the riders on the storm?
Can you see them riding?
Can you see them riding?
[Verse 2]
Holding onto fury, is that all we ever know?
Ignorance our judge and jury, all we've got to show
From Hollywood to Babylon, holy war to kingdom come
On a trail of dust and ashes when the burning sky is done
[Pre-Chorus 2]
A tide of change is coming and that is what you fear
The earthquake is a-coming, but you don't want to hear
You're just too blind to see
[Chorus]
Have you seen the writing on the wall?
Have you seen that writing?
Can you see the riders on the storm?
Can you see them riding?
Can you see them riding?
Riding next to you
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Have you seen the writing on the wall?
Have you seen that writing?
Can you see the riders on the storm?
Can you see them riding?
Have you seen the writing on the wall?
Have you seen that writing?
Can you see the riders on the storm?
Can you see them riding?
Can you see them riding?
Riding next to you
The Writing on the Wall Q&A
Who wrote The Writing on the Wall's ?
The Writing on the Wall was written by Adrian Smith & Bruce Dickinson.
Who produced The Writing on the Wall's ?
The Writing on the Wall was produced by Steve Harris & Kevin Shirley.
When did Iron Maiden release The Writing on the Wall?
Iron Maiden released The Writing on the Wall on Thu Jul 15 2021.
What did Iron Maiden say about "The Writing on the Wall"?
Bruce Dickinson:
The song is basically in two parts, and the intro sets the scene. When I first heard it, I was thinking, ‘This is a bit Tarantino here. It’s a little bit desert.’ I could see a Mad Max scenario opening up. I think [guitarist] Adrian [Smith] already had the title and a great riff, s...
What else have the artists said about the song?
Adrian Smith:
This was one of my songs so I gave myself a nice long solo! It’s always been 16 bars with Maiden – every solo is that length. I’d never done 32, so I thought I’d give myself double this time. And that was actually quite a challenge, trying to build it up into something interesting. So...