Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death Lyrics
Let me tell you a story to chill the bones'bout a thing that I sawOne night wandering in the evergladesI'd one drink but no moreI was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlightGazing up at the starsNot aware of a presence so near to meWatching my every moveFeeling scared and I fell to my kneesAs something rushed me from the treesTook me to an unholy placeAnd that is where I fell from graceThen they summoned me over to join in with themTo the dance of the deadIn to the circle of fire I followed themIn to the middle I was ledAs if time had stopped still I was numb with fearBut still I wanted to goAnd the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon meAs I walked onto the coalsAnd I felt I was in a tranceAnd my spirit was lifted from meAnd if only someone had the chanceTo witness what happened to meAnd I danced and I pranced and I sang with themAll had death in their eyesLifeless figures they were undead all of themThey had ascended from hellAs I danced with the deadmy free spirit was laughing and howling down at meBelow my undead body just danced the circle of deadUntil the time came to reunite us bothMy spirit came back down to meI didn't know if I was alive or deadAs the others, all joined in with meBy luck then a skirmish startedAnd took the attention away from meWhen they took their gaze from meWas the moment that I fledI ran like hell faster than the windBut behind I did not glanceOne thing that I did not dareWas to look just straight aheadWhen you know that your time has come aroundYou know you'll be prepared for itSay your last goodbyes to everyoneDrink and say a prayer for itWhen you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bedAnd you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the deadWhen you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bedAnd you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the deadTo this day I guess I'll never knowJust why they let me goBut I'll never go dancing no more'Til I dance with the dead
