Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast tekst piosenki

"Woe to you, O Earth and Sea,
For the Devil sends the Beast with wrath,
Because he knows that 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,
Was a reflection 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.

Yeah!

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?
666, 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.
666, the number of the Beast.
Sacrifice is going on tonight.

<Instrumental bridge>

This can't go on, I must inform the lord.
Can this still be real or just some crazy dream?
But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes,
Seem to mesmerize... 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 its course.