Bruce Dickinson - 04.Revelations ( Athens 2002)

Bruce Dickinson - Lecabettus Theatre, Athens, Greece, July 21, 2002, during the ''Air Raid European Tour'' 2002.

Revelations (Dickinson)

Vocals-Bruce Dickinson
Bass guitar-Chris Dale(current in TANK)
Guitar-Alex Dickson (ex Gun,Robbie Williams Band)
Guitar-Pete Friesen(ex Alice Cooper's band,The Almighty)
Drums-Robin Guy(ex Rachel Stamp,Rag Dolls)

[Lyrics]

"O God of Earth and Altar, bow down and hear our cry
Our earthly rulers falter, our people drift and die
The walls of gold entomb us, the swords of scorn divide
Take not thy thunder from us, but take away our pride" (G. K. Chesterton: English Hymnal)

Just a babe in a black abyss, no reason for a place like this
The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain
An easy way for the blind to go, a clever path for the fools who know
The Secret of the Hanged Man the smile on his lips

The light of the Blind you'll see
The venom that tears my spine
The Eyes of the Nile are opening you'll see

She came to me with a serpent's kiss as the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips
Moonlight catches silver tears I cry
So we lay in a black embrace and the Seed is sown in a holy place
And I watched her and I waited for the Dawn

The light of the Blind you'll see
The venom that tears my spine
The Eyes of the Nile are opening you'll see

Bind all of us together ablaze with Hope and Free
No storm or heavy weather will rock the boat you'll see
The time has come to close your eyes and still the wind and rain
For the one who will be King is the Watcher in the Ring

It is You, it is You...
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''Revelations'' is a song from Iron Maiden's album,Piece Of Mind,and it was released in 1983.

'Revelations' is a song with a double meaning. Of course, it refers to the christian mythology, but at the same time, it is possible to reverse the basic idea and it takes an entirely different meaning if you look a bit further.

The works of Aleister Crowley (18751947) influenced the writing of this song (as it is also the case, and in a more obvious way, with 'Moonchild' on the 1988 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album). As an atheist philosopher, he thought that, by concentrating all his energy only into his brain, man could influence and change the way things were. He was describing religions as deceitful, useless and promoting passivity, and to him religion lead directly to the brain of thoughts. According to Crowley, man was supposed to struggle against nature in order to exercise his brain and the powers that it contains, and attain by this means supreme felicity.

Bruce Dickinson wrote 'Revelations' in reference to this theory. Beyond the biblical meaning, there is the principle that man can reveal himself to himself. There is therefore a pun here because there is the christian theory on the one hand, and something religion wants to keep quiet on the other.

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[Klootzak123]

I miss Bruce's Solowork these days.... best rock singer in the world

[Summerganon]

"This is song about religion... or about washing your car. REVELATIONS!"

One of my favourite songs!

5/5 Up The Irons (and Bruce's solo career)!!

[lionnew]

@PrimeSlave and it would be great if he could make an album based on this concept right? i mean his solo work or IM work but sing them like here..that would be nice : )

[PrimeSlave]

@lionnew Well, he sang the hymn by G.K. Chesterton :D But while the melody was definetely Revelations-melody you can say that he sang Revelations. :)

[lionnew]

he sang it in Canterbury Cathedral ..and i started crying while listening, it was fantastic : ))..and indeed its a masterpice, my favorite IM song : ))

[PrimeSlave]

Such a great song. With some other masterpieces this is one of those I'd like to hear live before Maiden decides to retire. I know there won't be many years until they do, but then there's a chance of Bruce doing solo stuff again.I hope he will. I've never had a chance to see Bruce doing his solo stuff live... Canterbury Cathedral clips from december were awesome so I'd really love to see Bruce being full-time captain of his voice again if you know what I mean. :)

[Ben9429]

cool. my oldguitar teacher is on this video

[polishedrazor]

Awesome! 666 evil thumbs up!

[metaldave08096]

Great song!!!!!