Run Silent, Run Deep Lyrics
Clearly about submarine warfare during WW2. Most likely about the movie of the same name as well.
Yes this is about the movie. Really a kick ass song, I cant beleve more people havent commented on it.
German U boat warfare in WWII. The Germans almost defeated the Allies early in the war with their sub force. They nearly destroyed enough shipments of arms and food from the West to England to stop the war and force the British to surrender altogether. "Run silent, run deep" was a command given to sub crews when in enemy territory. Running deep and with the minimal amount of noise meant a less noticeable sonar blip on any enemy ships nearby.
wow, I was way off, I always thought this song was about pirates, 0_0
The 'other song' Bruce wrote about submarines was of course Dive Dive Dive! I'm sure you all know what other connotations those lyrics carried. So this is the serious one. I think the line 'Running silent, running deep, sink into your silent sleep' is very poetic. A lot of Maiden titles are from films but they always give it their own special treatment rather than write based purely on the movie. Up the Irons