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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Iron Maiden
Performer
Adrian Smith
Guitar
Bruce Dickinson
Vocals
Steve Harris
Bass Guitar
Nicko McBrain
Drums
Dave Murray
Guitar
Janick Gers
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Dickinson
Composer
Steve Harris
Songwriter
Adrian Smith
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Harris
Co-Producer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Jared Kvitka
Recording Engineer
Philip Scholes
Recording Technician
Ade Emsley
Mastering Engineer
Tony Newton
Mastering Engineer
Kevin Shirley
Producer
Brent Spear
Recording Technician
Terry Manning
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
When I stand before you
Shining in the early morning Sun
When I feel the engines roar
And I think of what we've done
Oh the bittersweet reflection
As we kiss the earth goodbye
As the waves and echoes of the towns
Become the ghosts of time
Over borders that divide the earthbound tribes
No creed and no religion
Just a hundred winged souls
We will ride this thunderbird
Silver shadows on the earth
A thousand leagues away our land of birth
To Albion's land
Coming home
When I see the runway lights
In the misty dawn the night is fading fast
Coming home, far away
As the vapour trails alight
Where I've been tonight
You know I will not stay
Curving on the edge of daylight
'Til it slips into the void
Waited in the long night dreaming
'Til the Sun is born again
Stretch the fingers of my hand
Cover countries with my span
Just a lonely satellite
A speck of dust in cosmic sand
Over borders that divide the earthbound tribes
Flown the dark Atlantic
Over mariners stormy graves
We will ride this thunderbird
Silver shadows on the earth
A thousand leagues away our land of birth
To Albion's land
Coming home
When I see the runway lights
In the misty dawn the night is fading fast
Coming home far away
As the vapour trails alight
Where I've been tonight
You know I will not stay
To Albion's land
Coming home
When I see the runway lights
In the misty dawn the night is fading fast
Coming home, far away
As the vapour trails alight
Where I've been tonight
You know I will not stay
Coming home, far away
When I see the runway lights
In the misty dawn the night is fading fast
Coming home, far away
As the vapour trails alight
Where I've been tonight
You know I will not stay
Writer(s): Stephen Percy Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Frederick Smith
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