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Total Eclipse Lyrics by Iron Maiden

The First Ten Years

1982

[Verse 1]
Cold as steel, the darkness waits
Its hour will come
A cry of fear from our children, worshipping the sun
Mother Nature's black revenge on those who waste her life
War babies in the Garden of Eden shall turn our ashes to ice

[Chorus]
Sunrise has gone
Freezing up the fires
Sunrise has gone
Numbing our desires
Sunrise has gone
Sunrise has gone

[Verse 2]
Around the world, the people stop with terror-stricken eyes
A shadow cast upon them all to crush them like a fly
In the icy rain and whiplashed seas, there's nowhere left to run
The hammer blows of winter fall, like a hurricane

[Chorus]
Sunrise has gone
Freezing up the fires
Sunrise has gone
Numbing our desires

[Bridge]
Around the world, the nations wait
For some wise word from their leading light
You know it's not only madmen who listen to fools
"Is this the end?" the millions cried
Clutching their riches as they died
Those who survive must weather the storm

[Guitar Solo: Dave Murray]
[Guitar Solo: Adrian Smith]

[Outro]
Gone are the days when man looked down
They've taken away his sacred crown
To be so free, it took so long
It's not journey's end, it's just begun

About “Total Eclipse” by Iron Maiden

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"Total Eclipse" appears on "The First Ten Years" in 1982.

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