This song has a double meaning a collision of cultures or of asteroids with the earth. The culture part was inspired by vocalist Blaze Bayley’s first travels to Japan. He had a hard time adapting to it when he first went there, but his second trip was much better.
Only a tiny proportion of the aste...
[Verse 1]
My telescope looks out
Into the stars tonight
A little speck of light
Seems twice the size tonight
The calculations are so fine
Can it be growing all the time?
[Verse 2]
Now I can't believe it's true
And I don't know what to do
For the hundredth time, I check the declination
Now the fear starts to grow
Even my computer shows
There are no errors in the calculations
[Pre-Chorus]
Now it's happened, take no other view
Collision course, you must believe it's true
Now there's nothing left that we can do
[Chorus 1]
When two worlds collide
The anger and the pain
Of all those who remain
Two worlds collide
Who will be left alive?
No place to hide
[Chorus 2]
When two worlds collide
The anger, the pain
Of those who remain
When two worlds collide
When two worlds collide
So who will survive?
There's no place to hide
When two worlds collide
[Guitar Solo 1]
[Pre-Chorus]
Now it's happened, take no other view
Collision course, you must believe it's true
Now there's nothing left that we can do
[Chorus 1]
When two worlds collide
The anger and the pain
Of all those who remain
Two worlds collide
Who will be left alive?
No place to hide
[Chorus 2]
When two worlds collide
The anger, the pain
Of those who remain
When two worlds collide
When two worlds collide
So who will survive?
There's no place to hide
When two worlds collide
[Guitar Solo 2]
[Chorus 3]
When two worlds collide
The anger, the pain
Of those who remain
When two worlds collide
When two worlds collide
So who will survive?
There's no place to hide
When two worlds collide
[Outro]
When two worlds collide
The anger, the pain
When two worlds collide
When two worlds collide
When Two Worlds Collide was written by Blaze Bayley & Dave Murray & Steve Harris.
When Two Worlds Collide was produced by Steve Harris & Nigel Green.
Iron Maiden released When Two Worlds Collide on Mon Mar 23 1998.