As a young boy chasing dragons
With your wooden sword so mighty
You're St. George or you're David and you always killed the beast
Times change very quickly and you had to grow up early
A house in smoking ruins and the bodies at your feet

You'll die as you lived
In a flash of the blade
In a corner forgotten by no one
You lived for the touch
For the feel of the steel
One man and his honor

The smell of resined leather, the steely iron mask
As you cut and thrust and parried at the fencing master's call
He taught you all he ever knew, to fear no mortal man
And now you'll wreak your vengeance in the screams of evil man

You'll die as you lived
In a flash of the blade
In a corner forgotten by no one
You lived for the touch
For the feel of the steel
One man and his honor

You'll die as you lived
In a flash of the blade
In a corner forgotten by no one
You lived for the touch
For the feel of the steel
One man and his honor

You'll die as you lived
In a flash of the blade
In a corner forgotten by no one
You lived for the touch
For the feel of the steel
One man and his honor


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Flash of the Blade Lyrics as written by Bruce Dickinson

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    Love this song, but one thing that bothers me about these lyrics is it says you'll die "in a corner forgotten by no one." Dying in a corner implies being forgotten by EVERYONE, doesn't it?

    Also am I the only one who thinks the song is saying the character is living by the sword and so he will die? His obsession with vengeance (via his blade) will end badly. It's not saying, "Yeah go kick ass!!" It's saying, "Well you've got your sword, your purpose and your honor, but you're probably going to die and it won't be glorious."

    angvon March 24, 2011   Link
  • +1
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    This song reminds me of Arthurian legends, although I can't really say which one.

    The Oligarchon August 26, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    "...and now you'll wreak your vengeance in the Screams of evil men." That's a great phrase to use in the next Punisher movie.

    pijuyoon June 24, 2008   Link
  • +1
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    "The house in smoking ruins and the bodies at your feet" always makes me think of Luke Skywalker looking at his burnt aunt and uncle in Star Wars (or "A New Hope" for the fans). Anyway, it's a great line - it conveys a lot of story and feeling in a short space.

    Love this song - the whole Powerslave album is just one masterpiece after another.

    Heavymetalharpon August 22, 2016   Link
  • 0
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    this is such a good song. i mean like the fuedal times were so awesome. i can just imagine a man taking revenge on all that killed his family. it's awesome.

    tsucolon July 01, 2003   Link
  • 0
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    surprised not many comments, the beginning of this song with the guitar is enough to tell you its such a good song

    Element1711on April 23, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    Hell yeah the beginning is so badass.

    OpethIronMaiden666on September 19, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    one of my favorite maiden songs, not only because of the badass guitar and vocals, but because its about fencing, something bruce and i have in common UP THE IRONS!

    ledhed4everon January 28, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    Whats awesome about bruce's fencing is that he turned down the olymics so that he could go on tour with maiden.

    Ariakon_guyon October 29, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    yeah kinda has the fuedal era feel to it.

    spooner113on October 03, 2007   Link

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