Iron Maiden - The Longest Day

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This song is from Iron Maiden's last album "A Matter Of Life and Death". The song deals with what happened on June 6th 1944(known as D-Day),when the Allied Invasion of France began to free mainland Europe from the clutches of Hitler's Nazi forces during the final years of World War II. The lyrics are told from a soldier's perspective as the Allied Forces of USA and the British Empire prepare to land on the heavily fortified beaches of Normandy in France. This video was made by a Maiden fan using clippings from the famous movie "Saving Private Ryan" by Steven Spielberg which begins with the Allied invasion of Normandy. As always I am posting the lyrics of the song below.

The Longest Day

[Smith / Harris / Dickinson]

In the gloom the gathering storm abates
In the ships gimlet eyes await
The call to arms to hammer at the gates
To blow them wide throw evil to its fate

All summers long the drills to build the machine
To turn man from flesh and blood to steel
From paper soldiers to bodies on the beach
From summer sends to Armageddon's reach

Overlord your master not your god
The enemy coast dawning grey with scud
These wretched souls puking shaking fear
To take a bullet for those who send them here

The world's all right the cliffs erupt in flame
No escape remorseless shrapnel rains
Drowning men no chance for a warrior's fate
A choking death enter hell's gates

Sliding we go only fear on our side
To the edge of the wire
And we rush with the tide
Oh the water is red
With the blood of the dead
But I'm still alive pray to God I survive

How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through
How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through

The rising dead faces bloated torn
They are relieved the living wait their turn
Your number's up the bullet's got your name
You still go on to hell and back again

Valhalla waits Valkyries rise and fall
The warrior tombs lie open for us all
A ghostly hand reaches through the wall
Blood and sand we will prevail

Sliding we go only fear on our side
To the edge of the wire
And we rush with the tide
Oh the water is red
With the blood of the dead
But I'm still alive pray to God I survive

How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through
How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through

How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through
How long on this longest day
'Till we finally make it through

Your comments/criticisms are welcome as always. To learn more about the events which took place on D-Day, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day

4 comments:

On April 19, 2009 at 12:48 PM , Sayan Banerjee said...

ghama ganta.......
believe me ts a must see and hear 4 all........

 
On April 19, 2009 at 7:44 PM , sensation! said...

awesome!!!!!! world wars and its effect on the people especially eurpoeans sob somoy amar kachhe intersting.........r ei gaan ta onyo dimension die dilo.....send off... ba charge of the light brigade ........kobitar kotha mone porchhe...........

 
On April 19, 2009 at 7:46 PM , Necrobutcher said...

This is Iron Maiden at their finest. UP THE IRONS!!!!!\\\\\\\m///////

 
On April 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM , Barnali said...

This is really awesome..... FANTASTIC!!! fatafati....

 

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