Band: Iron Maiden

LYRICS:

You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too

You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through

So when you're waiting for the next attack

You'd better stand, there's no turning back----------This could refer to how the noble 600 were trapped in the canyon as they couldnt turn back due to the punishment thta comes with disobeying orders in war and the fact that there were so many of them and they were on horses which would make turning around 600 horses quite the task.

The bugle sounds, the charge begins

The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath       acrid smoke from the cannons

The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to run

The mighty roar of the Russian guns------- The hundreds of Russian cannons

And as we race towards the human wall------- The Russian soldiers used brilliant defense tactics during this battle

And the Russians fire another round

And as I lay there gazing at the sky

My body's numb and my throat is dry

And as I lay forgotten and alone-------- Lost in the sea of corpses.

 

I told my wrath, my wrath did end.

I was angry with my foe: 

I told it not, my wrath did grow. 

And I waterd it in fears,

Night & morning with my tears: 

And I sunned it with smiles,

And with soft deceitful wiles. 

And it grew both day and night. 

Till it bore an apple bright. 

And my foe beheld it shine,

And he knew that it was mine. 

And into my garden stole, 

When the night had veild the pole; 

In the morning glad I see; 

My foe outstretched beneath the tree.