Iron Maiden - Sign Of The Cross (Studio Version)

Eleven saintly shrouded men
silhouettes stand against the sky
one in front with a cross held high
come to wash my sins away

Standing alone in the wind and rain
feeling the fear that is growing
Sensing the change in the tide again
brought by the storm that is brewing
Feel the anxiety hold off the fear
some of the doubt in the things you believe
Now that your faith will be put to the test
nothing to do but await what is coming
Why is then God still protecting me
even when I don't deserve it?
Though I am blessed with an inner strenght
some they would call it a penance
Why am I meant to face this alone
asking the question time and again
Praying to God won't keep me alive
Inside my head feel the fear start to rise...

They'll be saving their prayers when the moment comes
there'll be penance to pay when it's judgement day
And the guilty'll bleed when that moment comes
they'll be coming to claim, take your soul away

The sign of the cross
The name of the rose
A fire in the sky
The sign of the cross

They'll be coming to bring the eternal flame
They'll be bringing us all immortality
Holding comunion so the world be blessed
my creator, my God, lay my soul to rest

The sign of the cross
The name of the rose
A fire in the sky
The sign of the cross

Lost the love of heaven above
Chose the lust of the earth below
Eleven saintly shrouded men
Came to wash my sins away

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[Gaidhlig1090]

@SnickC13 Yeah really, what's wrong with loving both?

[10078g]

@TheTwinJokers actually ...this is MUCH better than the rock in rio version with bruce..blaze gives its a dark tone

[gosponbreeze]

Blaze can't pull off Bruce's songs and Blaze's songs are too gloomy for Bruce. It's a shame though, because Bruce pulls off Paul's songs no problem...and Bruce is a much better vocalist than Blaze, especially for Maiden. Maiden made Bruce and Bruce made Maiden...

[MegaFisherman94]

@orlandohoward12 Stop comparing them two Blaze may actually be my favorite vocalist and Bruce does this song poorly, as all Blaze songs, Bruce does his songs better, alot better they are two different vocals I prefer Blaze but they are both great

[joaopimentag]

During the recording of the album The X Factor, Steve Harris wrote a song very calm and asked Dave to make the solo more slowly than he could, the result was Sign of The Cross.

Great Song

[youtuub111]

@orlandohoward12 their two different artists both expressing themselves in my opinion they cannot be compared.

[canttouchdazz]

seriously guys.. Who cares about the singer, maiden is all of them including Bruce and Blaze.

C'mon!

Up The Irons!

[damion081303]

Great Song!!!!!! I love Bruce but Blaze just sounds better singing this one!

[damion081303]

Great Song!!!!!!

[VideoGameMetal01]

Blaze was not the best when it came to singing the classic Maiden songs, but I love the 2 albums he did with Maiden, and his solo albums are some of the best metal albums in the past 10 years