Bruce Dickinson - Taking The Queen Lyrics
Who stole your heartbeat in the night?The acolytes fearful in the flickering lightThey hold a mirror to catch the breath from your mouthBut your breath was stolen by the wind from the southAnother winters tale is doneYour immortal lover - hes goneThe chalice stolen from her handEternal life at her commandNow all that she rules must sleep...The howling shriek of death in your eyesThe hawklord and the beast enter your roomThe gold will turn to rustYour empire follows you into your tombThe wraiths of night caressAnd whisper softly now, we are the deadThey bear your life awayThey tear your heart in twoTheyve taken the queenTo some better place, so they thinkAs the flame burns lowNow the flame burns higherAnd it purifies the love that diedA stone rolls closed on a lifeBack to the earth, sealing the tombOur skeletons rise through the veil of bloodWho summons us now from our graves?we are the deadThe shriek of death in your eyesThe hawklord and the beast enter your roomThe wraiths of night caressAnd whisper softly now, we are the deadThey bear your life awayTheyve torn your heart in twoTheyve taken the queen
