Hallowed be thy name de Iron Maiden

Im waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime
Reflecting on my past life and it doesnt have much time
Cos at 5 oclock they take me to the gallows pole
The sands of time for me are running low
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When the priest comes to read me the last rites
I take a look through the bars at the last sights
Of a world that has gone very wrong for me
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Can it be theres some sort of error
Hard to stop the surmounting terror
Is it really the end not some crazy dream
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Somebody please tell me that Im dreaming
Its not so easy to stop from screaming
But words escape me when I try to speak
Tears they flow but why am I crying
After all I am not afraid of dying
Dont believe that there is never an end
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As the guards march me out to the courtyard
Someone calls from a cell God be with you
If theres a God then why has he let me die?
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As I walk all my life drifts before me
And though the end is near Im not sorry
Catch my soul cos its willing to fly away
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Mark my words please believe my soul lives on
Please dont worry now that I have gone
Ive gone beyond to see the truth
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When you know that your time is close at hand
Maybe then youll begin to understand
Life down there is just a strange illusion.