Listen to one of the most underrated Iron Maiden’s songs. This is Face in the Sand from the superb album “Dance Of Death” (2003). Scroll down to read the lyrics.
Face in the Sand is about the general state of mind of the world, perhaps particularly in the West, where we have become dependent on news reports that are pre-digested and sometimes warped. The entire world is watching the terrors of events happen on the TV in their living room, which is a huge difference from a few decades ago. The song is notable for being the first and only Iron Maiden studio track in which Nicko McBrain uses a double bass pedal. The title is a reference to a pair of 1818 poems by Percy Shelley, both titled Ozymandias.
Face in the Sand Lyrics [Smith / Harris / Dickinson]
Everyone's waiting for something to happen Everybody's waiting for something to see Lunatics waiting for bigger disasters Everyone's waiting for news on TV Winding lives at the end of the spiral Waiting dictators with their next big thrill Everyone's looking, but no one is listening Everybody wants to be in at the kill I wait for the signs, they tell me true I see the signs of the end time Everyone's searching, but nothing's revealing Everyone's looking for the reason why Everyone's hoping for life ever after Everyone's looking at death from the sky Everyone's nightmares are going to happen Everybody's ripping the mask from their eyes Everyone's praying but no one's believing Everyone's heroes tell everyone's lies I wait for the signs, they tell me true I see the signs of the end So I watch and I wait And I pray for an answer An end to the strife and the world's misery But the end never came And we're digging the graves And we're loading the guns for the kill Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand? Future memory of our tragedy? Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand? Future memory of our tragedy? So I watch and I wait And I pray for an answer An end to the strife and the world's misery But the end never came And we're digging the graves And we're loading the guns for the kill Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand? Future memory of our tragedy? Can the end be at hand? Is the face in the sand? Future memory of our tragedy? Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
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