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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Performer
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith
Electric Guitar
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Vocals
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Bass Guitar
Nicko McBrain
Nicko McBrain
Drums
Dave Murray
Dave Murray
Guitar
Janick Gers
Janick Gers
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Lyrics
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Songwriter
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Co-Producer
Drew Griffiths
Drew Griffiths
Engineer
Ade Emsley
Ade Emsley
Mastering Engineer
Tony Newton
Tony Newton
Mastering Engineer
Kevin Shirley
Kevin Shirley
Producer
Alex MacKenzie
Alex MacKenzie
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

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 men from flesh and blood to steel From paper soldiers to bodies on the beach From summer sands 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 sent them here The world's alight, 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 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til 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 veil 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 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through How long on this longest day 'Til we finally make it through
Writer(s): Stephen Percy Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Frederick Smith Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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