Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden from their 1982 album, "The Number of the Beast"



Lyrics:

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?

Could 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?



‘Cause in my dreams

it’s always there

the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair



Night was black

was no use holding back

‘Cause I just had to see

was someone watching me

In the mist

dark figures move and twist

was all this for real

or just some kind of hell

6-6-6 the Number of the Beast

Hell and fire was spawned to be released



Torches blazed and

sacred chants were phrased

as they start to cry

hands held to the sky

In the night

the fires are burning bright

the ritual has begun

Satan’s work is done

6-6-6 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 chanting hordes

seem to mesmerise…can’t avoid their eyes

6-6-6 the Number of the Beast

6-6-6 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’ll have the fire

I’ll have the force

I’ll have the power

to make my evil take its course