[Intro - galloping guitar + harmony lead] [Verse 1] Pour the baneful hearts into the flame Three of them — and then you call her name The sky goes red, the Helltide starts to scream She rises from the boiling blood, a nightmare and a dream [Pre-Chorus] My wife won't call her by the name they gave "It's the IRON MAIDEN" — and she's never wrong, so... behave [Chorus] IRON MAIDEN — rise from the blood and the rain! Summoned by the hearts of the slain We made the offering, we called your name IRON MAIDEN — come and PLAY THE GAME! [Verse 2] She swings a scythe the size of a cathedral door We've done this dance a hundred times before The disco's pulsing, Greg is in a spin Ring the bell, my darling — let the round begin [Pre-Chorus] She drops the loot we've grinded for so long Or she drops a single boot — and that's just wrong [Chorus] IRON MAIDEN — rise from the blood and the rain! Summoned by the hearts of the slain We made the offering, we called your name IRON MAIDEN — come and PLAY THE GAME! [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Maiden of blood, of iron, of the red Helltide sky We'll keep on summoning you up until the day we die Not 'cause we need the loot — well, mostly — but it's true: There's no one we'd rather end the world with... than you [Final Chorus - gang vocals huge] IRON MAIDEN — rise from the blood and the rain! We are the heroes you can never quite explain One more offering, one more name IRON MAIDEN — come and PLAY THE GAME! (Play the game! Play the game!) [End]
