iron maiden - the longest day

the longest day by iron maiden from the album a matter of life and death.

In the gloom the gathering storm abates
In the ships gimlet eyes await
The call to arms to hammer at the gates
To blow them wide throw evil to its fate

All summers long the drills to build the machine
To turn man from flesh and blood to steel
From paper soldiers to bodies on the beach
From summer sends to Armageddon's reach

Overlord your master not your god
The enemy coast dawning grey with scud
These wretched souls puking shaking fear
To take a bullet for those who send them here

The world's all right the cliffs erupt in flame
No escape remorseless shrapnel rains
Drowning men no chance for a warrior's fate
A choking death enter hell's gates

Sliding we go only fear on our side
To the edge of the wire
And we rush with the tide
Oh the water is red
With the blood of the dead
But I'm still alive pray to God I survive

How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through
How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through

The rising dead faces bloated torn
They are relieved the living wait their turn
Your number's up the bullet's got your name
You still go on to hell and back again

Valhalla waits Valkyries rise and fall
The warrior tombs lie open for us all
A ghostly hand reaches through the wall
Blood and sand we will prevail

Sliding we go only fear on our side
To the edge of the wire
And we rush with the tide
Oh the water is red
With the blood of the dead
But I'm still alive pray to God I survive

How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through
How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through

How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through
How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through

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[MrSean1997]

remember those who fought 6/06/44

[billcar69]

The way Bruce sings "the whole song" is PURELY EPIC!

[MrSean1997]

@annabatarowicz And that's the ignorant attitude that pisses tons of people off. Somtimes bad thing have to happen to defeat bad people otherwise Nazi Germany and its Japanese allies would probaly still be in power. And yup that's us

[TheReginald77]

maiden can choose any singer they want but bruce will be with me forever, any challengers have a right to step up and continue his majestic approach good on blaze for the continuation or reincarnation of bruce, but maiden is remembered by me maiden still got stevo and will always have murray they will always have something new to remind me what was and not what is that is history...

[annabatarowicz]

@MrSean1997 shut up what about the millions who starved to death in india by churchhills emborgo or what about the millions killed in india by malaria as scots industry tryed to plump in the monsoon. thats right ill shut up. thats the fukin attitude of you cunts shut up nudge nudge wink wink... nobody will tipple

[MrSean1997]

@annabatarowicz Shut up 

[annabatarowicz]

@MrSean1997 what is that on the german side as well . like the 2million civilians in germany caused by bits and yanks coward bombing camaign. and the mass starvation it created in turn blamed on the germans.......................­...............o..............­..................k

[StaRxMovieS]

@Maidensfan1

Idiots don't fight about them.... just fuck off or listen. Both are awesome :)

[MaidenOfTheMaidens]

@92Uptheirons dude...bruce sings all songs of bayleys 10 times better...check out sign of the cross and the clansman rock in rio and lord of the flies death on the road and futureal

[92Uptheirons]

Iam not bayley's supporter and ofc blaze cant sing that song like bruce did. But neither bruce can sing blazes songs like he did. Check clansman or lord of the flies, both great songs but bruce cant sing them like blaze did...

[BlackOpsDude100]

I love this song, it makes me some kind of legendaric feeling. It makes me remember Saving Private Ryan movie. Oh GOD I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!