• Song:

    The Talisman

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

Artist: Iron Maiden
Album: The Final Frontier
2010

Acoustic intro
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 As the captain calls us on the deck        I take my things and walk


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 To the harbor side I glance back      one last time......


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 Fleeing our nation our problems we leave behind


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 Ships by the tenfold   Out on the tide


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 We are pleased to be out and embracing the open sea


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 Free from the troubles  And more free from thee

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 Inheritors unfulfilled   reason behind us

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 We flee from what is not    What is will be


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 We flee the earth    And face our harsh reality


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 Will death be low mist  That hangs on the sea?


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 We run from evil tongues  Rash judgement, selfish men



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 Never to be seen   On these shores again


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 As we sail into ocean size and lose sight of the land


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 A face of contentment  around in the air


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 Were off now to seek all our fortunes to the land



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 of.... our.......... dreams


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 Running the waves...


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 No theres no one going back.....



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 As we ride the rough seas...


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 Spirits, sails they drive us on...


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 Four leagues of ten...


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 Holding on for our dear lives...



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      limbs fatigued, trembling with cold


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      Blinded from the sea spray salt



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      Clasping anything we can hold


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      Heaven's rain upon us falls



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     Twenty days without a meal


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     And ten without freshwaters too



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     Those that didn't die in storms


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     The scurvy rest did slaughter



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  Westward the tide....


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 Westward we sale on....


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I'm sure someone will eventually upload this with a solo but heres right after it


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      We approach the other side


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     Of the ocean with the tide


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     In our favor just for once


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     Welcome greeting our new land


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     The elation in our hearts


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     The excitement in our veins



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      As we sail towards the coastlines


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     Of our golden promised land



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 Weary limbs fatigued away


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 I have no life left in me


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 No more strength and nothing left to give



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 Must find the will to live



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 Never thought that we could make it



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 Truly sights of shores divine



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 The sickness I am dying from


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 Never wanted it to end this way



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 Westward the tide....


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 Sail by the talisman....



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