Paschendale
Iron Maiden"Paschendale" is a song by Iron Maiden, released in 2011 in the Pop genre. The song is 8:08 long and contains 72 lines and 442 words.
Lyrics
0:18In a foreign field he lay
0:20Lonely soldier unknown grave
0:23On his dying words he prays
0:26Tell the world of Paschendale
0:51Relive all that he's been through
0:54Last communion of his soul
0:57Rust your bullets with his tears
0:59Let me tell you' bout his years
1:14Laying low in a blood filled trench
1:16Kill tim'til my very own death
1:18On my face I can feel the falling rain
1:21Never see my friends again
1:24In the smoke in the mud and lead
1:27Smell the fear and the feeling of dread
1:29Soon be time to go over the wall
1:32Rapid fire and the end of us all
1:46Whistles shouts and more gun fire
1:48Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire
1:51Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb
1:54Be reunited with my dead friends soon
1:56Many soldiers eighteen years
1:59Drown in mud no more tears
2:01Surely a war no-one can win
2:04Killing time about to begin
2:07Home far away
2:11From the war a chance to live again
2:17Home far away
2:22But the war no chance to live again
2:31The bodies of ours and our foes
2:36The sea of death it overflows
2:41In no man's land God only knows
2:45Into jaws of death we go
2:54Crucified as if on a cross
2:57Allied troops they mourn their loss
2:59German war propaganda machine
3:02Such before has never been seen
3:05Swear I heard the angels cry
3:07Pray to god no more may die
3:10So that people know the truth
3:13Tell the tale of Paschendale
4:03Cruelty has a human heart
4:05Every man does play his part
4:08Terror of the men we kill
4:11The human heart is hungry still
4:13I stand my ground for the very last time
4:16Gun is ready as I stand in line
4:18Nervous wait for the whistle to blow
4:21Rush of blood and over we go
5:35Blood is falling like the rain
5:39It's crimson cloak unveils again
5:44The sound of guns can't hide their shame
5:49And so we die on Paschendale
6:26Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire
6:28Running straight at the cannon fire
6:31Running blind as I hold my breath
6:33Say a prayer symphony of death
6:36As we charge the enemy lines
6:38A burst of fire and we go down
6:41I choke a cry but no-one hears
6:43Fell the blood go down my throat
6:46Home far away
6:50From the war a chance to live again
6:56Home far away
7:01But the war no chance to live again
7:06Home far away
7:11From the war a chance to live again
7:16Home far away
7:21But the war no chance to live again
8:01See my spirit on the wind
8:03Across the lines beyond the hill
8:06Friend and foe will meet again
8:08Those who died at Paschendale
In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you' bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill tim'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again In the smoke in the mud and lead Smell the fear and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall Rapid fire and the end of us all Whistles shouts and more gun fire Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb Be reunited with my dead friends soon Many soldiers eighteen years Drown in mud no more tears Surely a war no-one can win Killing time about to begin Home far away From the war a chance to live again Home far away But the war no chance to live again The bodies of ours and our foes The sea of death it overflows In no man's land God only knows Into jaws of death we go Crucified as if on a cross Allied troops they mourn their loss German war propaganda machine Such before has never been seen Swear I heard the angels cry Pray to god no more may die So that people know the truth Tell the tale of Paschendale Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go Blood is falling like the rain It's crimson cloak unveils again The sound of guns can't hide their shame And so we die on Paschendale Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire Running straight at the cannon fire Running blind as I hold my breath Say a prayer symphony of death As we charge the enemy lines A burst of fire and we go down I choke a cry but no-one hears Fell the blood go down my throat Home far away From the war a chance to live again Home far away But the war no chance to live again Home far away From the war a chance to live again Home far away But the war no chance to live again See my spirit on the wind Across the lines beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Paschendale
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