If Eternity Should Fail Lyrics

Lyric discussion by oldmanstauf 

Cover art for If Eternity Should Fail lyrics by Iron Maiden

"Reefing a sail"... not "reef in a sail". That has no meaning.

Lyric Correction

@oldmanstauf The album booklet says "reef in a sai"

If that's the case A) Bruce doesn't know sailing terms or B) It's a misprint. Reefing a sail is a common term. This makes no sense. Most other sites have it right.

@oldmanstauf Yeah, Bruce is probably more knowledgeable about aircraft and flight in general. I wouldn't know if the lyrics have been misprinted on my copy, could be.