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Be Quick or Be Dead

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Be Quick or Be Dead was released on May 11, 1992 by Sanctuary Records as a part of the album Fear of the Dark

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson

Lead Vocals

Steve Harris

Bass

Janick Gers

Guitar

Nicko McBrain

Drums

Dave Murray

Guitar

Michael Kenney

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson

Songwriter

Janick Gers

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Steve Harris

Producer

Martin Birch

Producer

Mick McKenna

Assistant Engineer

Ade Emsley

Mastering Engineer

Tony Newton

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Covered in sinners and dripping with guilt

Making your money from slime and from filth

Parading your bellies in ivory towers

Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers

[Verse 2]

You got to watch them

Be quick or be dead

Snake eyes in heaven

The thief's in your head

You've got to watch them

Be quick or be dead

Snake eyes in heaven

The thief in your head

[Verse 3]

Be quick!

Or be dead!

Be quick!

Or be dead!

[Verse 4]

See... what's ruling all our lives

See... who's pulling strings...

See... what's ruling all our lives

See... who pulls the strings

[Verse 5]

I bet you won't fall on your face...

Your belly will hold you in place

[Verse 6]

The serpent is crawling inside of your ear

He says you must vote for what you want to hear

Don't matter what's wrong as long as you're all right

Pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind

[Verse 7]

You've got to watch them

Be quick or be dead

Snake eyes in heaven

The thief in your head

You've got to watch them

Be quick or be dead

Snake eyes in heaven

The thief's in your head

[Verse 8]

Be quick!

Or be dead!

Be quick!

Or be dead!

[Verse 9]

You've got to watch them

Be quick or be dead

Snake eyes in heaven

The thief's in your head

You've got to watch them

Be quick or be dead

Snake eyes in heaven

The thief's in your head

[Verse 10]

Be quick

Or be dead

Be quick

Written by: Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers

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