Taking The Queen — текст песни (Bruce dickinson)

Who stole your heartbeat in the night?

The acolytes fearful in the flickering light

They hold a mirror to catch the breath from your mouth

But your breath was stolen by the wind from the south



Another winters tale is done

Your immortal lover - hes gone

The chalice stolen from her hand

Eternal life at her command

Now all that she rules must sleep...



The howling shriek of death in your eyes

The hawklord and the beast enter your room

The gold will turn to rust

Your empire follows you into your tomb



The wraiths of night caress

And whisper softly now, we are the dead

They bear your life away

They tear your heart in two

Theyve taken the queen



To some better place, so they think

As the flame burns low



Now the flame burns higher

And it purifies the love that died

A stone rolls closed on a life

Back to the earth, sealing the tomb



Our skeletons rise through the veil of blood

Who summons us now from our graves?

we are the dead

The shriek of death in your eyes

The hawklord and the beast enter your room



The wraiths of night caress

And whisper softly now, we are the dead

They bear your life away

Theyve torn your heart in two

Theyve taken the queen