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Verse
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then....
some blackened pride still burns...
and the reasons for the carnage...
madmen play on words and make us all...
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Chorus
The killer's breed...
demon seed
fortune...
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the pain....
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war again....
pray for my soul...
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anymore....
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2 Minutes....
the hand that....
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Outro
Midnight...
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Nicky Rhythm Player |
#1 by Nicky Ramone at Mar 19, 2006 at 3:59 PM EST |
| Like R-A-M-O-N-E-S said, Its about the cold war. | |
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ToRRi Average |
#2 by ToRRi L at May 28, 2006 at 3:31 PM EST |
| I never heard this song in vice city, dang im gonna have to go back and play it now 1 2 Next | |
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Cian Average |
#3 by Cian Ormond at Jul 12, 2006 at 2:55 AM EST |
| The sogn to me seemed to be about some evil cult which does some bloody acts | |
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God of da Bass Wanna Be |
#4 by God of da Bass at Sep 4, 2006 at 5:23 AM EST |
| Indeed about the Cold War. Actually, the "2 minutes" refers to an actual system the U.S. used to determine how close they were to nuclear war, Midnight being the start of the nuclear holocaust. I don't believe the clock ever reached as close as two minutes though. Great song nonetheless. I love the guitar solos. | |
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Anthony Average |
#5 by Anthony at Sep 19, 2006 at 12:25 PM EST |
| This song's lyrics make me laugh a lot for some reason.. the song is one of Maiden's best though | |
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Guitar Master Wanna Be |
#6 by Guitar Master J at Nov 8, 2006 at 7:54 PM EST |
| I totally read too much into this song. I thought it was about abortion. Not necessarily a pro-life message, but an attack on irresponsible guys who get girls pregnant. "Here's my gun for a barrel of fun" Well that's the lyric that cemented the idea in my head - I'll leave you guys to figure that one out. Also then there's all the talk of babies and dead children and stuff. "Jellied brains of those who remain" reminded me of the aborted fetus pictures they used to show us in school. But yes, it's about the Cold War. That was just a momentary interpretation. | |
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Slapsta Rhythm Player |
#7 by Slapsta Masta at Jan 3, 2007 at 4:02 PM EST |
| I dont think i need so say anything else but DAMN GD SONG | |
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mark Average |
#8 by mark stump at Jan 4, 2007 at 11:24 PM EST |
| The song does indeed refer to the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The clock reached 2 minutes to midnight during the Cold War in 1953 when the US and the Soviet Union tested thermonuclear devices within nine months of each other. According to the clock this is the closest the human race has come to destruction through nuclear war since the clock's introduction in 1947. Currently the clock is at 7 minutes to midnight. | |
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Quinn Rhythm Player |
#9 by Quinn I killed my last name at Jan 10, 2007 at 4:04 PM EST |
| If I remember right, the golden goose is a term for capitalism. | |
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AJM Average |
#10 by AJM at Jan 17, 2007 at 6:01 AM EST |
| I don't know much about the cold war. what i got from this song was it being about all countries who make war. particularly the US and other western countries and the war in iraq. i know this song was probably written long before. but this is my meaning for this song. Ok. heres why: "Kill for gain or shoot to maim" Oil is gain "But we don't need a reason" Saddam hussain hiding WMDs or is he?? obviously they dont need a reason "The Golden Goose is on the loose" IRONxxxMAIDEN 44 said the golden goose was a term for capitalism. hence western countries... "And never out of season" The U.S. always seems to be sticking their noses in "Some blackened pride still burns inside This shell of bloody treason" & "Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain" Pride for "Freedom and Liberty", which is being treasoned against by enforcing it on other nations. Its not freedom if its being enforced. "Here's my gun for a barrel of fun For the love of living death." & "The glamour, the fortune..." As a culture we idolise and glorify violence and war. look at console games (not that i'm complaining i love FPS games) but we've made war seem fun (barrel of fun). "The blind men shout let the creatures out We'll show the unbelievers" & "As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song," People have been decieved into blind patriotism, believing that anything apart from democracy is evil. (just for the record the US isn't a democracy) "We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies" =ppl sending their children off to war (ne'er to return) theres lots of other links as well. like i said, this is just my interpretation of the song, the cold war stuff's prolly more on the line although a lot of this can also tie in with that. | |
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Justin Rhythm Player |
#11 by Justin Stumbo at Feb 1, 2007 at 5:33 AM EST |
| i thiought the killing the unborn in the womb was about radiation killing babies before theyre born. also, is the two minutes system related to DefCon2? | |
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josh Average |
#12 by josh stagel at Feb 18, 2007 at 4:46 PM EST |
| It's about the Doomsday Clock, which as has been previously mentioned, refers to a system used to determine how close the world is to nuclear war. http://www.thebulletin.org/doomsday_clock/history.htm | |
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John Rhythm Player |
#13 by John McElyea at May 14, 2007 at 2:29 PM EST |
| this song is so great, iron maiden is the best metal band ever. | |
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bigus Average |
#14 by bigus dickus at Jul 13, 2007 at 11:02 AM EST |
| I agree with R-A-M-O-N-E-S but i thought 'to kill the unborn in the womb' was stopping the launch before zero hour, the missiles being the unborns.ahh i duno.Up the irons. | |
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Buck Wanna Be |
#15 by Buck Naked at Jul 22, 2007 at 4:00 AM EST |
| Like R-A-M-O-N-E-S said, Its about the cold war. | |
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Dale Average |
#16 by Dale Sharp at Jul 30, 2007 at 2:41 AM EST |
| This song's lyrics make me laugh a lot for some reason.. the song is one of Maiden's best though | |
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Ace Average |
#17 by Ace Of Spades at Sep 18, 2007 at 12:11 PM EST |
| I love this song, I was gutted that they didn't play this when I saw them on the Dance of Death tour n birmingham. oh well... Yeah, it's about how close we came to a nuclear war, and about how if it had come to that, nothing would be left. | |
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