A REAL LIVE ONE

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(1993)

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  Be Quick Or Be Dead  
  From Here To Eternity  
  Can I Play With Madness  
  Wasting Love  
  Tail Gunner  
  The Evil That Men Do  
  Afraid To Shoot Strangers  
  Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter  
  Heaven Can Wait  
  The Clairvoyant  
  Fear Of The Dark  

 

BE QUICK OR BE DEAD

(Dickinson/Gers)

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
You 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 in your head
Be quick
Or be dead
Be quick
Or be dead
See...what's ruling all our lives
See...who's pulling the strings
See...what's ruling all our lives
See...who pulls the strings
I bet you won't fall flat on your face
Your belly will hold you in place
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 you're alright
Pull yourself stupid and rob yourself blind
You 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 in your head
Be quick
Or be dead
Or be dead
Or be dead
You 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 in your head
Be quick
Or be dead
Or be dead

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FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

(Harris)

She fell in love with his greasy machine, she leaned over wiped his kick-start clean
She'd never seen the beast before, but she left there wanting more more more
But when she was walking on down the road, she heard a sound that made her heart explode
He whispered to her to get on the back, I'll take you on a ride from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity
She must be having one of her crazy dreams, she'd never sat on a piece so mean
It made her feel like she's on cloud nine, she even thought she heard the engine sigh
But like all dreams they come to an end, they took a tumble at the devil's bend
The beast and Charlotte they were two of a kind, They'd always take the line from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity
Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity

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CAN I PLAY WITH MADNESS

(Smith/Dickinson/Harris)

Can I play with madness
Give me the sense to wonder, to wonder if I'm free
Give me a sense of wonder, to know I can be
Give me the strength to hold my head up, spit back in their face
Don't need no key to unlock the door, gonna break down the walls
Break out of this bad place
Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball
Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all
Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and laughed at me
Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see
I screamed aloud to the old man, I said don't lie don't say you don't know
I say you'll pay for your mischief, in this world or the next
Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance, and the hell fires raged in his eyes
He said do you want to know the truth son - I'll tell you the truth
Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire
Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball
Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all
Can I play with madness - the prophet looked at he laughed at me
Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see
Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball
Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all
Can I play with madness - the prophet looked at he laughed at me
Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see

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WASTING LOVE

(Dickinson/Gers)

Maybe one day I'll be an honest man, up till now I'm doing the best I can
Long roads long days of sunrise to sunset, sunrise to sunset
Dream on brother while you can, dream on sister I hope you find the one
All of our lives, covered up quickly by the tides of time
Spend your days full of emptiness
Spend your years full of loneliness
Wasting love, in a desperate caress
Rolling shadows of nights
Dream on brother while you can, dream on sister I hope you find the one
All of our lives covered up quickly by the tides of time
Sands are flowing and the lines are in your hand
In your eyes I see the hunger, and the desperate cry that tears the night
Spend your days full of emptiness
Spend your years full of loneliness
Wasting love, in a desperate caress
Rolling shadows of nights
Spend your days full of emptiness
Spend your years full of loneliness
Wasting love, in a desperate caress
Rolling shadows of nights
Spend your days full of emptiness
Spend your days full of loneliness
Wasting love, in a desperate caress
Rolling shadows of nights

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TAIL GUNNER

(Harris/Dickinson)

Trace your way back 50 years, to the glow of Dresden - blood and tears
In the black above my cruel searchlight, men will die and men will fight - yeah
Who shot who and who fired first, dripping death to whet the blood thirst
No radar lock on - skin and bone, the bomber boys are coming home
Climb into the sky never wonder why - tail gunner
You're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky never wonder why - tail gunner
You're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky never wonder why - tail gunner
You're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky never wonder why - tail gunner
You're a tail gunner
Nail that Focker kill that son, gonna blow your guts out with my gun
The weather forecasts good for war, Cologne and Frankfurt have some more
Tail end Charlie in the boiling sky, the Enola Gay is my last try
Now that this tail gunner's gone, no more Bombers (just one big bomb)
Climb into the sky never wonder why - tail gunner
You're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky never wonder why - tail gunner
You're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky never wonder why - tail gunner
You're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky never wonder why - tail gunner
You're a tail gunner

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THE EVIL THAT MEN DO

(Smith/Dickinson/Harris)

Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade
Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with the slaughter of innocence
But I will pray for her, I will call her name out loud
I would bleed for her, if I could see her now
Living on a razors edge
Balancing on a ledge
Living on a razors edge
Oh - balancing on a ledge
Oh - balancing on a ledge
Living on a razors edge
Balancing on a ledge
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do live on and on
Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems
The seventh lamb slain the book of life opens before me
And I will pray for you, some day I may return
I would die for you, beyond is where I learn
Living on a razors edge
Balancing on a ledge
Living on a razors edge
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on
Living on a razors edge
Balancing on a ledge
Living on a razors edge
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil that men do lives on and on
The evil, the evil, the evil that men do
The evil, the evil, the evil that men do

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AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS

(Harris)

I lie awake at night I wipe the sweat from my brow, but it's not the fear 'cos I'd rather go now
Trying to visualise the horrors that will lay ahead, the desert sand mound a burial ground
When it comes to the time, are we partners in crime
When it comes to the time, we'll be ready to die
God let us go now and finish what's to be done, thy kingdom come, thy shall be done...on an oath
Trying to justify to ourselves the reasons to go, should we live and let live, forget or forgive
But how can we let go on this way, the reign of terror corruption must end
And we know deep down there's no other way, no trust no reasoning no more to say
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers

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BRING YOUR DAUGHTER...TO THE SLAUGHTER

(Dickinson)

Honey it's getting close to midnight, and all the myths are still in town
True love and lipstick on your linen, bite the pillow make no sound
If there's some living to be done, before your life becomes your tomb
You'd better know that I'm the one, so unchain your back door and invite me around
Bring me your daughter, bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Let her go, let her go, let her go
Bring me your daughter, bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Let her go, let her go, let her go, let her go
Honey it's getting close to daybreak, the sun is creeping in the sky
No patent remedies for heartache, just empty words and humble pie
So get down on your knees honey, assume an attitude
You just pray that I'll be waiting, 'cos you know I'm coming soon
Bring me your daughter, bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Let her go, let her go, let her go
Bring me your daughter, bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Let her go, let her go, let her go
So pick up your foolish pride, no going back
No where no way no place to hide
Bring me your daughter,  bring me your daughter,  bring me your daughter
Bring me your daughter,  bring me your daughter,  bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Bring me your daughter, fetch your daughter
Bring me your daughter, fetch your daughter
Bring me your daughter, fetch your daughter
To the slaughter
Bring me your daughter, bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Let her go, let her go, let her go
Bring me your daughter, bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Let her go, let her go, let her go
Bring me your daughter, bring me your daughter to the slaughter
Let her go, let her go, let her go
Let her go, let her go, let her go
I'm coming to get ya

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HEAVEN CAN WAIT

(Harris)

Can't understand what is happening to me, this isn't real this is only a dream
But I never have felt no I have never felt this way before
I'm looking down on my body below, I lie asleep in the midst of a dream
Is it now could it be the Angel of Death has come for me
I can't believe that really my time has come, I don't feel ready there's so much left undone
And it's my soul and I'm not gonna let it get away
Heaven can wait, Heaven can wait
Heaven can wait, Heaven can wait
'Til another day
I have a lust for the Earth below, and Hell itself is my only foe
'Cause I've no fear of dying, I'll go when I'm good and ready
I snatch a glimpse of the lights eternal rays, I see a tunnel I stand amazed
At all of the people standing there in front of me
Into the paths of rightness I'll be led, is this the place where the living join the dead
I wish I knew this was only just a nightmare
Heaven can wait, Heaven can wait
Heaven can wait, Heaven can wait
'Till another day
Take my hand I'll lead you to the promised land
Take my hand I'll give you immortality
Eternal youth I'll take you to the other side
To see the truth, the path for you is decided
My body tingles I feel so strange, I feel so tired I feel so drained
And I'm wondering if I'll ever be the same again
Is this is in limbo or Heaven or Hell, maybe I'm going down there as well
I can't accept my soul will drift forever, I feel myself floating back down to Earth
So could this be the hour of my rebirth
Or have I died or will I wake from dreaming
Heaven can wait, Heaven can wait
Heaven can wait, Heaven can wait
'Till another day

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THE CLAIRVOYANT

(Harris)

Feel the sweat break on my brow
Is it me or is it shadows that are dancing on the walls
Is this a dream or is it mow
Is this a vision or normality I see before my eyes
I wonder why I wonder how
That it seems the powers getting stronger every day
I feel a strength an inner fire
But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore
There's a time to live and a time to die
When it's time to meet the maker
There's a time to live but isn't strange
That as soon as you're born you're dying
There's a time to live and there's a time to die
When it's time to meet the maker
There's a time to live but isn't it strange
That as soon as you're born you're dying
Just by looking through your eyes
He could see the future penetrating right in through your mind
See the truth and see your lies
But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise
There's a time to live and a time to die
When it's time to meet the maker
There's a time to live but isn't it strange
That as soon as you're born you're dying
There's a time to live and a time to die
When it's time to meet the maker
There's a time to live but isn't it strange
That as soon as you're born you're dying...
...and reborn again

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FEAR OF THE DARK

(Harris)

I am a man who walks alone, and when I'm walking a dark road
At night, or strolling through the park
When the light begins to change, I sometimes feel a little strange
A little anxious when it's dark
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone's always there
Have you run your fingers down the wall, and have you felt your neck skin crawl
When you're searching for the light
Sometimes when you're scared to take a look, at the corner of the room
You've sensed that something's watching you
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone's always there
Have you ever been alone at night, thought you heard footsteps behind
And turned around and no-one's there
And as you quicken up your pace, you find it hard to look again
Because you're sure there's someone there
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone's always there
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
Watching horror films the night before, debating witches and folklore
The unknown troubles on your mind
Maybe your mind is playing tricks, you sense and suddenly eyes fix
On dancing shadows from behind
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone's always there
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone's always there
When I'm walking a dark road
I am a man who walks alone

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