Invaders
Written by Steve Harris.Taken from the album THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST. NOTE:
Invaders is an extension of the old
standard song Invasion.
Iron Maiden have only played Invaders live one
time,
and that was in Auckland, NZ 1992. Intro-riff:
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E----------------------|-------------------------------| Song-structure:
Intro
Riff 1
Verse
Riff 2
Riff 3
Chorus
Riff 2
Verse
Riff 2
Riff 3
Chorus
Riff 1
Solo-riff
Riff 2
Verse
Riff 2
Riff 3
Chorus
Outro
END Lyrics:
Longboats have been sighted the evidence of war
has begun
Many Nordic fighting men their swords and shields
all gleam in the sun
Call to arms defend yourself get ready to stand
and fight for your lives
Judgement day has come around so be prepared don"t
run stand your ground
They"re coming in from the sea
They"ve come the enemy
Bebeath the blazing sun
The battle has to be won
Invaders...Pillaging
Invaders...Looting
Set ablaze the campfires alert the other men from
inland
Warning must be given there"s not enough men here
for a stand
The Vikings are too many too powerful to take on
our own
We must have reinforcements we cannot fight this
battle alone
They"re coming over the hill
They"ve come to attack
They"re coming in for the kill
There"s no turning back
Invaders...Fighting
Invaders...Marauding
Axes grind and maces clash as wounded fighters
fall to the ground
Severed limbs and fatal woundings bloody corpses
lay all around
The smell of death and burning flesh the battle
weary fight to the end
The Saxons have been overpowered victims of mighty
Norsemen
You"d better scatter and run
The battle lost and not won
You"d better get away
To fight another day
Invaders...Raping
Invaders...Plundering
