Shadow Of The Gods lyrics - Bruce Dickinson

And so we lay under the moon

The stars have crossed our paths tonight

So journey on, our wandering souls

Let our tears fall on our road

Against the sun, there are shapes in the fire

Around the stars are blue and grey

Halos, forever

Into the light

A pathway, silvered and untold

A frozen river, a river of souls

Let your tears fall on the ice

In the shadow of the gods

Somewhere there is hope

In this heartless world, together

To come again on this new earth

Once more, forever, evermore

Journey on beyond the stars

Our weary souls, the road is long

We live in shadows of the gods

The soundly homeland is not far

Absolute night, in absolute zero

The universe stops

A fetus in vitro

I have a river of souls on the foot

One drop creates the light

One drop will fill the night

I need a necromancer, the science has no use

I need your skill to raise the veil

Sanctify release

A sacrifice at midnight

Do what must be done

I need your help to save them all

Save my only son

This is my world, world of the dead

This is my life, world of the dead

Before a body had grown cold, you were there to steal its soul

Your son is dead, he told me so, I gave him peace, he is let go

So now a double threat unfolds and purgatory awaits

The travel head and hellhound fox had opened up the gates

Look at your life, world of the dead

This is your life, world of the dead

You have no life, world of the dead

World of the dead

We are part of the temple gates

Like the crucible again

We watch the phoenix rise in fire

Burning by the ritual flames

So lay me down in the shadow of the gods