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THE NUMBER OF THE
BEAST
Původní celosvětové vydání:
1. "Invaders" (Steve Harris) – 3:23
2. "Children of the Damned" (Harris) – 4:34
3. "The Prisoner" (Adrian Smith, Harris) – 6:02
4. "22 Acacia Avenue" (Smith, Harris) – 6:36
5. "The Number of the Beast" (Harris) – 4:50
6. "Run to the Hills" (Harris) – 3:52
7. "Gangland" (Smith, Clive Burr) – 3:47
8. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Harris) – 7:10
Znovuvydání 1995 s bonusy:
1. "Total Eclipse" (Dave Murray, Harris, Burr)
2. "Remember Tomorrow" (live in Italy, October 1981) (Di'Anno,
Harris)
Remaster 1998:
1. "Invaders" (Harris) – 3:23
2. "Children of the Damned" (Harris) – 4:34
3. "The Prisoner" (Smith, Harris) – 6:02
4. "22 Acacia Avenue" (Smith, Harris) – 6:36
5. "The Number of the Beast" (Harris) – 4:50
6. "Run to the Hills" (Harris) – 3:52
7. "Gangland" (Smith, Burr) – 3:47
8. "Total Eclipse" (Murray, Harris, Burr) – 4:28
9. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Harris) – 7:10
Texty
1. Invaders
[Harris]
Longboats have been sighted the evidence of war has begun
Many
Nordic fighting men their swords and shields all gleam in the
sun
Call
to arms defend yourselves get ready to stand and fight for your
lives
Judgement day has come around so be prepared don't run stand
your ground
They're
coming in from the sea
they've
come the enemy
beneath the blazing sun
the
battle has to be won
Invaders ... Pillaging
Invaders ... Looting
Set
ablaze the campfires alert the other men from inland
Warning must be given there's not enough men here for a stand
The
Vikings are too many too powerful to take on our own
We
must have reinforcements we cannot fight this battle alone
They're
coming over the hill
they've
come to attack
they're
coming in for the kill
there's no turning back
Invaders ... Fighting
Invaders ... Marauding
Axes
grind and maces clash as wounded fighters fall to the ground
Severed limbs and fatal woundings bloody corpses lay all around
The
smell of death and burning flesh the battle weary fight to the
end
The
Saxons have been overpowered victims of the mighty Norsemen
You'd
better scatter and run
the
battle's lost and not won
you'd
better get away
to
fight another day
Invaders ... Raping
Invaders ... Plundering
2. Children Of The Damned
[Steve
Harris]
He's
walking like a small child
But
watch his eyes burn you away
Black holes in his golden stare
God
knows he wants to go home
Children of The Damned
He's
walking like a dead man
If
he had lived he would crucified us all
Now
he's standing on his last step
He
thought oblivion well it beckons us all
Children of The Damned [x3]
Now
it's burning his hands he's turning to laugh
Smiles as the flame sears his flesh
Melting his face screaming in pain
Peeling the skin from his eyes
Watch him die according to plan
He's
dust on ground what did we learn
You're
Children of The Damned
Your
back's against the wall
You
turn into the light
You're
burning in the night
You're
Children of The Damned
Like
candles watch them burn
Burning in the light
You'll
burn again tonight
Children of The Damned
3. The Prisoner
[Steve
Harris, Adrian Smith]
I'm
on the run, I kill to eat
I'm
starving now, feeling dead on my feet
Going all the way, I'm natures beast
Do
what I want and do as I please
Run
- Fight - To breathe - It's tough
Now
you see me now you don't
Break the walls I'm coming out
Not
a prisoner I'm a free man
And
my blood is my own now
Don't care where the past was
I
know where I'm going ...out!
If
you kill me it's self defense
And
if I kill ya' then I call it vengeance
Spit
in your eye I will defy
You'll
be afraid when I call out your name
Run
- Fight - To breathe - It's gonna be tough
Now
you see me now you don't
Break the walls I'm coming out
Not
a prisoner I'm a free man
And
my blood is my own now
Don't care where the past was
I
know where I'm going
I'm
not a number I'm a free man
Live
my life where I want to
You'd
better scratch me from your black book
Cause' I'll run rings around you
4. 22 Acacia Avenue
[Steve
Harris, Adrian Smith]
[pokračující příběh Charlotte the Harlot]
If
you're feeling down depressed and lonely
I
know a place where we can go
22
Acacia Avenue meet a lady that I know
So
if you're looking for a good time
And
you're prepared to pay the price
Fifteen quid is all she asks for
Everybody's got their vice
If
you're waiting for a long time for the rest to do their piece
You
can tell her that you know me and you might even get it free
So
any time you're down the East End don't you hesitate to go
You
can take my honest word for it she'll teach you more than you
can know
Charlotte can't you get out from all of this madness
Can't
you see it only brings you sadness
When
you entertain your men don't you know the risk of getting
disease
Some
day when you're reaching the age of forty
I
bet you'll regret the days when you were laying
Nobody then will want to know
You
won't have any beautiful wares to show any more
22
the avenue that's the place where we all go
You
will find it's warm inside the red light's burning bright
tonight
Charlotte isn't it time you stopped this mad life
Don't you ever think about the bad times
Why
do you have to live this way
Do
you enjoy your lay or is it the pay
Sometimes when you're strolling down the avenue
The
way you walk it makes men think of having you
When
you're walking down the street
Everybody stops and turns to stare at you
22
the avenue that's the place where we all go
You
will find it's warm inside the red light's burning bright
tonight
Beat
her mistreat her do anything that you please
Bite
her excite her make her get down on her knees
Abuse her misuse her she can take all that you've got
Caress her molest her she always does what you want
You're
running away don't you know what you're doing
Can't
you see it'll lead you to ruin
Charlotte you've taken your life and you've thrown it away
You
believe that because what you're earning
Your
life's good don't you know that you're hurting
All
the people that love you don't cast them aside
All
the men that are constantly drooling
It's
no life for you stop all that screwing
You're
packing your bags and you're coming with me
5. The Number Of The Beast
[Steve
Harris]
"Woe
to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the
beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short...
Let
him who hath understanding reckon the number of the
beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and
sixty six."
I
left alone my mind was blank
I
needed time to think to get the memories from my mind
What
did I see can I believe that what I saw
that
night was real and not just fantasy
Just
what I saw in my old dreams were they
reflections of my warped mind staring back at me
'Cos
in my dream it's always there the evil face that twists my mind
and
brings me to despair
The
night was black was no use holding back
'Cos
I just had to see was someone watching me
In
the mist dark figures move and twist
Was
this all for real or some kind of hell
666
the number of the beast
Hell
and fire was spawned to be released
Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised
As
they start to cry hands held to the sky
In
the night the fires burning bright
The
ritual has begun Satan's work is done
666
the number of the beast
Sacrifice is going on tonight
This
can't go on I must inform the law
Can
this still be real or just some crazy dream
But
I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes
They
seem to mesmerise me ... can't avoid their eyes
666
the number of the beast
666
the one for you and me
I'm
coming back I will return
And
I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn
I
have the fire I have the force
I
have the power to make my evil take it's course
6. Run To The Hills
[Steve
Harris]
White man came across the sea
He
brought us pain and misery
He
killed our tribes killed our creed
He
took our game for his own need
We
fought him hard we fought him well
Out
on the plains we gave him hell
But
many came too much for Cree
Oh
will we ever be set free?
Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes
Galloping hard on the plains
Chasing the redskins back to their holes
Fighting them at their own game
Murder for freedom the stab in the back
Women and children are cowards attack
Run
to the hills, run for your lives
Run
to the hills, run for your lives
Soldier blue in the barren wastes
Hunting and killing their game
Raping the women and wasting the men
The
only good Indians are tame
Selling them whiskey and taking their gold
Enslaving the young and destroying the old
Run
to the hills, run for your lives
[opakování do konce]
7. Gangland
[Adrian Smith, Clive Burr]
Shadows may hide you but also may be your grave
You're
running today maybe tomorrow you'll be saved
You
pray for daylight to save you for a while
You
wonder if your children will face the killer's smile
Dead
men - tell no tales
In
Gangland - murders up for sale
Dead
men - tell no tales
In
Gangland - where jail birds die
Face
at the window leers into your own
But
it's only your reflection still you tremble in your bones
How
long can you hide? How long 'till they come?
A
rat in a trap but you've got to survive
Once
you were glad to be free for a while
The
air tasted good and the world was your friend
Then
came the day when the hard times began
Now
you're alone but alive for how long?
Dead
men - tell no tales
In
Gangland - murders up for sale
Dead
men - tell no tales
In
Gangland - where jail birds die
A
knife at your throat another body on the pile
A
contract to keep and it's service with a smile
Murder for vengeance or murder for gain
Death on the streets or a blacked out jail
Dead
men - tell no tales
In
Gangland - murders up for sale
Dead
men - tell no tales
In
Gangland - where jail birds die
In
Gangland you tell no tales
8. Total Eclipse
[Steve
Harris, Dave Murray, Clive Burr]
Cold
as steel the darkness waits its hour will come.
A
cry of fear from our children worshipping the sun.
Mother natures' black revenge on those who wasted her life.
War
babies in the garden of Eden,
Shall turn our ashes to ice.
Sunrise has gone, freezing up the fires.
Sunrise has gone, numbing our desires.
Around the world the people stop,
With
terror stricken eyes.
A
shadow cast upon them all,
To
crush them like a fly.
In
the icy rain and whiplashed seas,
There's nowhere left to run.
The
hammer blows of winter fall like a hurricane.
Sunrise has gone, freezing up the fires.
Sunrise has gone, numbing our desires.
Around the world the nations wait,
For
some wise word from their leading light.
You
know it's not only madmen who listen to fools.
Is
this the end, the millions cried,
Clutching their riches as they died.
Those who survive must weather the storm.
Gone
are the days when man looked down.
They've
taken away his sacred crown.
To
be set free, it took so long.
It's
not journey's end, it's just begun.
9. Hallowed Be Thy Name
[Harris]
I'm
waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime
Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time
'Cause at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole
The
sands of time for me are running low
When
the priest comes to read me the last rites
I
take a look through the bars at the last sights
Of a
world that has gone very wrong for me
Can
it be there's been some sort of an error
Hard
to stop the surmounting terror
Is
it really the end not some crazy dream
Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming
It's
not easy to stop from screaming
But
words escape me when I try to speak
Tears they flow but why am I crying?
After all am I not afraid of dying?
Don't I believe that there never is an end?
As
the guards march me out to the courtyard
Someone calls from a cell "God be with you"
If
there's a God then why has he let me die?
As I
walk all my life drifts before me
And
though the end is near I'm not sorry
Catch my soul 'cause it's willing to fly away
Mark
my words believe my soul lives on
Don't worry now that I have gone
I've
gone beyond to see the truth
When
you know that your time is close at hand
Maybe then you'll begin to understand
Life
down there is just a strange illusion
Yeah,
yeah, yeah,
Hallowed be Thy name
Yeah,
yeah, yeah,
Hallowed be Thy name
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