Lyrics by Valgrind (Johan) A tribute song to Iron Maiden Intro - spoken storytelling mysterious, distant wind Beneath the sands of Giza Where no light ever shines A king without a kingdom Has waited through all time… [Verse 1] Long before the pharaohs Long before their reign There ruled a king of darkness They dared not speak his name They buried him beneath the stone And sealed the chamber tight They took his crown, erased his name And left him to the night [Pre-Chorus] But when the moon is rising And shadows cross the sand The ancient gates are opening Beneath the desert land [Chorus] The Night King of Giza Is rising from below The Night King of Giza From a kingdom long ago Under the moonlight Under the sand The king of the darkness Will rise again The Night King of Giza Has returned to claim his land [Verse 2] The desert wind is calling Across the empty plain The torches start to flicker As someone speaks his name A shadow moves beneath the Sphinx The ancient stones awake A thousand years of silence end As tomb and temple shake [Pre-Chorus] The stars are now aligning The hour has come at last The king without a kingdom Is rising from the past [Chorus] The Night King of Giza Is rising from below The Night King of Giza From a kingdom long ago Under the moonlight Under the sand The king of the darkness Will rise again The Night King of Giza Has returned to claim his land [Bridge - slower] No name upon his temple No face upon the wall No story of his kingdom No memory at all They thought that time would hide him They thought his reign was done But kings may sleep forever… And still return as one [Guitar solo] [Verse 3] Now footsteps cross the desert Where no man dares to go A crown appears beneath the moon A blackened throne below The pyramids stand silent The Sphinx has seen the sign The forgotten king is walking For the first time through the night [Final Chorus] The Night King of Giza Is rising from below The Night King of Giza From a kingdom long ago Under the moonlight Under the sand The king of the darkness Has risen again The Night King of Giza Has returned to claim his land The Night King of Giza! The Night King of Giza!
