The Book of Souls Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Bwooding 

Cover art for The Book of Souls lyrics by Iron Maiden

"The Book of Souls" is a musical sequel to Powerslave.

Both draw heavily from Egyptian mythology laid out in the Book of the Dead.

Fittingly, there were several versions of the Egyptian Book of the Dead representing the fall of the Egyptian Kingdoms when the Book was rewritten for the new Egyptian Kingdom

Song Meaning

@Bwooding Powerslave pertains to the nonexistent power held by a pharaoh. The story pertaining to the Book of Souls is about the Mayan civilization. Hence the "alien invasion." The aliens were the Spanish coming to conquer their land and society. Two completely different civilizations.