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Píseň: Paschendale

Interpret:
Iron Maiden
Album:
Death On The Road
In a foreign field he lay
Lonely soldier unkown grave
On his dying words he prays
Tell the world of Paschendale


Relive all that he's been through
Last communioun 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 kand 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
Everyman 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 hid 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


See my spirit on the wind
Across the lines beyond the hill
Friend and foe will meet again
Those who died at Paschendale.