The Book Of Souls

Iron Maiden

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[Intro] | | | | | 4x | | | | | 4x [Verse 1] Sacrifices buried with kings Accompany them on a journey with no end To an afterlife that’s rich with fruit of all the gods And to face the demons Of their underworld haunts [Instrumental] | | | | | [Verse 2] The sentient is sent to seek out all the truth A flight to earth that is a given from his birth To rise from ashes of the dead Out of the fire is sent to fulfill man’s desire [Pre-Chorus] By power day and night and death he ruled them Asus2 The sky and earth and the fires too Two headed reptile symbol of his reign Asus2 Universes of the underworld A life that’s full of all the wealth and riches Asus2 Can never last for an eternity After living in a golden paradise that’s the ultimate sacrifice [Chorus] Prophecy of sky gods The sun and moon Passing of old ways Will come true soon Falling of ages Forest of kings The search for the truth The book of souls [Instrumental] | | | | | [Verse 3] The rulers of planets and stars The power of the kings of traders and the wars Planetary cycles and the phases of the moon Is in the document a kingdom they will learn [Pre-Chorus] They were praying to the gods of nature Asus2 And were living in the cities of stone Towers reaching upward to the heavens Asus2 Sacred wonders for the world unknown Make their lives be a mystery no more Asus2 Records kept and the passing of laws Sacred gods to the book of lies When a civilization dies [Chorus] Prophecy of sky gods The sun and moon Passing of old ways Will come true soon Falling of ages Forest of kings The lost book of souls Destruction begins [Instrumental Break] | | | | | | | Asus2 | | Asus2 | | Asus2 | | | | [Solo] | | | | | 2x | / | / | / | / | | | | | | | | | | | 4x [Verse 5] Ascending the throne wearing feathers and shells He brought back their lives from the void Alien invasion brings nothing but death Mass exodus and plant life destroyed [Instrumental] | | | | | 4x | | | | | 2x | / | / | / | / | | | | | | [Verse 6] Domain of the Earth to the journey of truth The underworld caves Mayan slaves Defeat of the dark Lords the ultimate proof In the place where the ancestors rule [Solo] | | | | | 4x | | | | | 4x [Instrumental] | | | | | 4x | | | [Outro] The book of souls [Ending] | | | | | 2x

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La chanson évoque un voyage mystique et éternel, où les sacrifices des rois sont accompagnés d'une quête pour la vérité et l'ascension vers une existence au-delà de la mort. Elle parle des puissances célestes, des dieux de la nature et des civilisations anciennes, mettant en avant leur rapport à la richesse matérielle et les conséquences inévitables de la destruction et du périssement. Dans une sorte de dialogue avec les mythes et l'histoire, elle explore les thèmes de la vie, de la mort, et du passage d'un monde à un autre, tout en questionnant les croyances et le destin des âmes. Le contexte se situe dans un monde où l'humanité est confrontée à ses croyances, à ses luttes pour la vérité, et à la quête de sens dans un univers souvent hostile. Les références aux civilisations anciennes, comme les Mayas, enrichissent cette réflexion sur la destinée humaine, l'ascension et la chute, illustrant ainsi le cycle perpétuel de création et de destruction.

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