Ayadi Ghait Posted 14 years ago
Song Writing & Lyrics
Poems about war
I know this isn't actually a question but I thought that everyone shall read this poem! It's the lyrics of Iron maiden's song " the longest day". I am really intrested in the metaphors the poet used to discribe the soldiers. I hope you all like it
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 men from flesh and blood to steel
From paper soldiers to bodies on the beach
From summer sands 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 sent them here
The world's alight, 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
All the water is red
With the blood of the dead
Although I'm still alive, pray to god I survive
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 veil
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
All 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
'Til we finally make it through
If anyone knows a similar poem, i'll appreciate if you post it
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 men from flesh and blood to steel
From paper soldiers to bodies on the beach
From summer sands 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 sent them here
The world's alight, 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
All the water is red
With the blood of the dead
Although I'm still alive, pray to god I survive
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 veil
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
All 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
'Til we finally make it through
If anyone knows a similar poem, i'll appreciate if you post it
Top answer
If you liked the lyrics of "the longest day" try listening to/reading the lyrics of the song "paschendale" by iron maiden In fact the majority of maiden's song lyrics are written so well, that you can almost imagine what it would be like to witness the events they are written about.
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If you liked the lyrics of "the longest day" try listening to/reading the lyrics of the song "paschendale" by iron maiden
In fact the majority of maiden's song lyrics are written so well, that you can almost imagine what it would be like to witness the events they are written about.
In fact the majority of maiden's song lyrics are written so well, that you can almost imagine what it would be like to witness the events they are written about.
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