[ti:the number of the beast] [ar:iron maiden] [00:00.704]Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea [00:05.128]for the Devil sends the beast with wrath [00:08.865]because he knows the time is short [00:12.828]Let him who hath understanding [00:13.939]reckon the number of the beast [00:17.152]for it is a human number [00:19.712]its number is six hundred and sixty six. [00:28.383]I lived alone my mind was blank [00:33.916]I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind [00:39.986]What did I see?Could I believe?That what I saw [00:47.775]that night was real and not just fantasy [00:52.265]Just what I saw in my old dreams were they [00:58.861]reflections of my warped mind staring back at me? [01:04.417]'Cause in my dreams it's always there the evil face that twists my mind [01:13.892]and brings me to despair [01:30.480]Night was black was no use holding back [01:34.340]'Cause I just had to see was someone watching me [01:40.64]In the mist dark figures move and twist [01:43.884]was all this for real or just some kind of hell [01:49.514]6-6-6the Number of the Beast [01:54.351]Hell and fire was spawned to be released [02:00.721]Torches blazed and sacred chants were phrased [02:04.627]as they start to cry hands held to the sky [02:09.953]In the night the fires are burning bright [02:13.898]the ritual has begun Satan's work is done [02:19.417]6-6-6the Number of the Beast [02:23.983]Sacrifice is going on tonight [03:41.925]This can't go on I must inform the Lord [03:46.277]Can this still be real or just some crazy dream? [03:51.401]but I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes [03:55.771]seem to mesmerise...can't avoid their eyes [04:00.971]6-6-6the Number of the Beast [04:05.447]6-6-6the one for you and me [04:12.415]I'm coming back I will return [04:17.965]And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn [04:23.982]I'll have the fire I'll have the force [04:29.853]I'll have the power to make my evil take its course