The optimist laughed and the pessimist cried in his wine Set the place, set the time, set the fuse, Where the jukebox plays blues in the night And with the powerful, churning, crisp guitar backing up Dickinson, Iron Maiden produces a classic metal song that still hasn't been forgotten.Not the first, not the last, not the least.įetch the rope, fetch the clock, fetch the priest. He is able to find comfort in faith, or religion, or God or however you want to phrase it- but the universally applicable message is there- that anyone can find comfort in something, even in the most dire of circumstances. No cliche heavy metal lyrics about war or murder or other rather cheesy macho concepts. The lyrics are really yours to interpret, but i think it tells the story from a convicted man's perspective- one in which he knows he is going to die, and there is nothing he can do. This is the type of song that you still get chills from, even 20 years after you first heard it. It isn't that kind of song that you like for a week and never listen to again. If you like metal, from ANY time period, this song is a prayer or anthem. Of course, there's the songs that are different. You may listen to it again, here and there, but it just isn't the same as when you first got it. Then, a week later, you lose that feeling.
It seems really catchy, and you just can't seem to get it out of your head. Life down here is just a strange illusionĮveryone knows the experience of getting obsessed with a new song in your library. When you know that your time is close at hand Somebody cries from a cell, "God be with you"
Somebody, please tell me that I'm dreamingĭon't I believe that there never is an end?Īs the guards march me out to the courtyard Is it really the end, not some crazy dream? Of a world that has gone very wrong for meĬan it be that there's some sort of error? Take a look through the bars at the last sights When the priest comes to read me the last rites
'Cause at 5 o'clock, they take me to the Gallows Pole Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime
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