Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Longest Day, artist - Iron Maiden. Date of issue: 27.08.2006
Song language: English
The Longest Day |
| In the gloom, the gathering storm abates |
| In the ships, gimlet eyes await |
| The call to arms to hammer at the gates |
| To blow them wide, throw evil to its fate |
| All summers long, the drills to build the machine |
| To turn men from flesh and blood to steel |
| From paper soldiers to bodies on the beach |
| From summer sands to Armageddon´s reach |
| Overlord, your master, not your God |
| The enemy coast dawning grey with scud |
| These wretched souls, puking, shaking fear |
| To take a bullet for those who sent them here |
| The world’s alight |
| The cliffs erupt in flame |
| No escape, remorseless shrapnel rains |
| Drowning men, no chance for a warrior’s fate |
| A choking death, enter Hell’s gates |
| Sliding we go |
| Only fear on our side |
| To the edge of the wire |
| And we rush with the tide |
| Oh, the water is red |
| With the blood of the dead |
| But I’m still alive |
| Pray to God I survive |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| The rising dead, faces bloated, torn |
| They are relieved, the living wait their turn |
| Your number’s up, the bullet’s got your name |
| You still go on to Hell and back again |
| Valhalla waits |
| Valkyries rise and fall |
| The warrior tombs lie open for us all |
| A ghostly hand reaches through the veil |
| Blood and sand, we will prevail |
| Sliding we go |
| Only fear on our side |
| To the edge of the wire |
| And we rush with the tide |
| Oh, the water is red |
| With the blood of the dead |
| But I’m still alive |
| Pray to God I survive |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |
| How long, on this longest day |
| 'Till we finally make it through? |