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Sign of the Cross Lyrics
Eleven saintly shrouded men
Silhouettes stand against the sky
One in front with a cross held high
Come to wash my sins away
Standing alone in the wind and rain
Feeling the fear that is growing
Sensing the change in the tide again
Brought by the storm that is brewing
Feel the anxiety hold off the fear
Some of the doubt in the things you believe
Now that your faith will be put to the test
Nothing to do but await what is coming
Why then is God still protecting me
Even when I don't deserve it
Though I am blessed with an inner strength
Some they would call it a penance
Though I am meant to face this alone
Asking the question time and again
Praying to God won't keep me alive
Inside my head feel the fear start to rise
They'll be saying their prayers when the moment comes
There'll be penance to pay when it's judgment day
And the guilty will bleed when that moment comes
They'll be coming to claim, take your soul away
The sign of the cross
The name of the rose . . . a fire in the sky
The sign of the cross
They'll be coming to bring the eternal flame
They'll be bringing us all immortality
Holding communion so the world be blessed
My creator, my God will lay my soul to rest
The sign of the cross
The name of the rose . . . a fire in the sky
The sign of the cross
Lost the love of heaven above
Chose the lust of the earth below
Eleven saintly shrouded men
Came to wash my sins away
I don't believe this song is so musch as bashing of the disciples as it was in showing empathy for them. In the Bible the disciples were in a room, scared. I would be too.
This song has absolutely NOTHING to do with bashing Christianity
The song is about the Inquisition. You know, when the Catholic church tortured and murdered a ton of "heretics."
@Naliamegod nobody was killed in the inquisition, 23 were sentenced to life in prison and 184 were forced to wear yellow crosses
@Naliamegod nobody was killed in the inquisition, 23 were sentenced to life in prison and 184 were forced to wear yellow crosses
@Naliamegod nobody was killed in the inquisition, 23 were sentenced to life in prison and 184 were forced to wear yellow crosses
@Naliamegod nobody was killed in the inquisition, 23 were sentenced to life in prison and 184 were forced to wear yellow crosses
How can you be not sure? Blaze can't sing for shit. Bruce can, AND he was LIVE at RIR.
@Mattimus Blaze CAN sing but he got too big shoes to fill after Bruce. Also, it's unfair to compare them to eachother imo as they both got totally different voices and singing styles. Bruce is better for Maiden, indeed, but Blaze really delivers on his late solo albums and if Bruce would sing this piece, I doubt he would make it suit this song better than Blazes voice.
@Mattimus Blaze CAN sing but he got too big shoes to fill after Bruce. Also, it's unfair to compare them to eachother imo as they both got totally different voices and singing styles. Bruce is better for Maiden, indeed, but Blaze really delivers on his late solo albums and if Bruce would sing this piece, I doubt he would make it suit this song better than Blazes voice.
I believe its based on the film "The Name of the Rose" and its not "Bashing Christianity" its welcoming it...
nothing "typical" about it like paulothemanio mentioned.
It seems as though someone has done somthing unforgivable, and will be punished for it, by death, i think, and doesn't think he's worthy of forgivness, but realizes that God will forgive him, 'cause God forgives anyone who's truly sorry for their sins.
It's not bashing Chistians at all. I think it's about tribulation when the world chooses sides after the rapture when the anti-christ takes over and he has followers and God has followers and they start their war to end the earth.
I don't know how anyone who has read the lyrics above could say that this is Bible bashing, unless they are so poorly educated and thick or so anti-metal that they can't/don't wnat to understand it. Iron Maiden have released a number of tracks with a pro-religious theme/content and have derided the false priests and money grabbing scamartists who use religion to enrich themselves. But because they have also released songs with darker and deeper meanings/tones, they are derided based upon uninformed ignorance. I see a very pro-religious theme and meaning in this song. If anyone wants to look further into some of the bands motivations, put Nicko McBrain into Google & read some of the results - the man is a committed Born-Again Christian. Oh - the song kicks ass too, only with Bruce singing it though, and the last guitar solo on the R in R album is a breath of fresh air....brilliant.
The Number Of The Beast... The track... was inspired by a dream that the bassist, Steve Harris, had a while before he wrote the song... It's not anti-christian and it's not satanic.
The Number Of The Beast... The track... was inspired by a dream that the bassist, Steve Harris, had a while before he wrote the song... It's not anti-christian and it's not satanic.
I wouldn't see this song as bible bashing, anti-christian, christian or any thing... I'd see it as GREAT MUSIC
I wouldn't see this song as bible bashing, anti-christian, christian or any thing... I'd see it as GREAT MUSIC
This song, along with alot, could possible be based on film or poem... Like The Evil That Men Do
This song, along with alot, could possible be based on film or poem... Like The Evil That Men Do
This song doesn't have any religious or anti-religious propaganda. This song depicts us the reflections of a person under great pressure (probably torture) done by christian or sectarian authorities. It can be seen how this person claims for his death instead of begging for being saved; this person has been defeated at such a point that he don't want to live any longer. It's interesting to see how the great strain twists his mind, convincing him that he have something wrong, that his "inner strength" is just the prolongation of a deserved penance and that only death can give him...
This song doesn't have any religious or anti-religious propaganda. This song depicts us the reflections of a person under great pressure (probably torture) done by christian or sectarian authorities. It can be seen how this person claims for his death instead of begging for being saved; this person has been defeated at such a point that he don't want to live any longer. It's interesting to see how the great strain twists his mind, convincing him that he have something wrong, that his "inner strength" is just the prolongation of a deserved penance and that only death can give him forgiveness.
This song doesn't have any religious or anti-religious propaganda. This song depicts us the reflections of a person under great pressure (probably torture) done by christian or sectarian authorities. It can be seen how this person claims for his death instead of begging for being saved; this person has been defeated at such a point that he don't want to live any longer. It's interesting to see how the great strain twists his mind, convincing him that he have something wrong, that his "inner strength" is just the prolongation of a deserved penance and that only death can give him...
This song doesn't have any religious or anti-religious propaganda. This song depicts us the reflections of a person under great pressure (probably torture) done by christian or sectarian authorities. It can be seen how this person claims for his death instead of begging for being saved; this person has been defeated at such a point that he don't want to live any longer. It's interesting to see how the great strain twists his mind, convincing him that he have something wrong, that his "inner strength" is just the prolongation of a deserved penance and that only death can give him forgiveness.
Oooh Bruce all the way. This song is rad! Seriously though, nothing pisses me off more when someone hears a metal song with the word "God" in it and automatically decides it's Christian-bashing. While none of the guys in Maiden have ever come out and stated their religious beliefs, I get the feeling they're more agnostic than atheist. It's songs like this that make me feel this way.
Nothing to do with bashing Christianity, if anything, it seems to be about the Christian struggle.