Taking The Queen Lyrics - Accident Of Birth - Bruce Dickinson

Who stole your heartbeat in the night? 

The acolytes fearful in the flickering light 

They hold a mirror to catch the breath from your mouth 

But your breath was stolen by the wind from the south 

Another winter's tale is done 

Your immortal lover - he's gone 

The chalice stolen from her hand 

Eternal life at her command 

Now all that she rules must sleep 

The howling shriek of death in your eyes 

The hawklord and the beast enter your room 

The gold will turn to rust 

Your empire follows you into your tomb 

The wraiths of night caress 

And whisper softly now, 'We are the dead' 

They bear your life away 

They tear your heart in two 

They've taken the queen 

To some better place, so they think 

As the flame burns low 

Now the flame burns higher 

And it purifies the love that died 

A stone rolls closed on a life 

Back to the earth, sealing the tomb 

Our skeletons rise through the veil of blood 

Who summons us now from our graves? 

'We are the dead' 

The shriek of death in your eyes 

The hawklord and the beast enter your room 

The wraiths of night caress 

And whisper softly now, 'We are the dead' 

They bear your life away 

They've torn your heart in two 

They've taken the queen