Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Iron Maiden
Performer
Adrian Smith
Guitar
Steve Harris
Bass Guitar
Nicko McBrain
Drums
Dave Murray
Guitar
Janick Gers
Guitar
Bruce Dickinson
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adrian Smith
Songwriter
Steve Harris
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Harris
Co-Producer
Jared Kvitka
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Ade Emsley
Mastering Engineer
Tony Newton
Mastering Engineer
Philip Scholes
Recording Technician
Kevin Shirley
Producer
Brent Spear
Recording Technician
Terry Manning
Recording Technician
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I can hear them floating on the wind
Immortal souls their weeping saddens me
Mother Earth you know your time is near
Awaken lust, the seed is sown and reaped
[Verse 2]
Through the western isle I hear the dead awaken
Rising slowly to the call of Avalon
The cauldron of the head of Annwyn laced with envy
Dark around its edge with pearl and destiny
[Verse 3]
All my days I've waited for the sign
The one that brings me closer to the Isle of Avalon
I can feel the power flowing through my veins
My heart is beating louder close to Avalon
[Verse 4]
I can hear you
Can you hear me?
I can feel you
Can't you feel me?
[Verse 5]
Fertility Mother Goddess
Celebration sow the seeds of the born
The fruit of her body laden
Through the corn doll you will pray for them all
[Verse 6]
The image of Mother Goddess
Lying dormant in the eyes of the dead
The sheaf of the corn is broken
End the harvest, throw the dead on the pyre
[Verse 7]
I hear her crying, the tears of an Angel
The voices I hear in my head
Blessed the fruits are the corn of the earth
Mother Earth, holy blood of the dead
[Verse 8]
Mother Earth, I can hear you
Sacrifice now united
[Verse 9]
Rising levels of the tidal lakes protect them
Keepers of the Goddess in the underworld
Holding powers of the mystics deep inside them
Nineteen maidens, guardians of the otherworld
Mortal conflict born of Celtic legend
That apart from seven, none returned from Avalon
[Verse 10]
Mother Earth I can feel you
My rebirth now completed
[Verse 11]
Fertility Mother Goddess
Celebration sow the seeds of the born
The fruits of her body laden
Through the corn doll, you will pray for them all
[Verse 12]
The image of Mother Goddess
Lying dormant in the eyes of the dead
The sheaf of the corn is broken
End the harvest, throw the dead on the pyre
[Verse 13]
To have the belief of others
Looking for the Isle to show them a sign
Fertility of all mothers
Stood in silence waiting now for their turn
[Verse 14]
The gateway to Avalon
The island where the souls of dead are reborn
Brought here to die and be
Transferred into the earth and then for rebirth
[Verse 15]
I hear her crying, the tears of an Angel
The voices I hear in my head
Blessed the fruits are the corn of the earth
Mother Earth, holy blood of the dead
[Verse 16]
The water in rivers and ryhnes rises quickly
Are flowing and flooding the land
The sea shall return once again just to hide them
Lost souls on the Isle of the dead
Written by: Adrian Smith, Steve Harris

