The Talisman lyrics

When I stand and look about the port

And contemplate my life

Will I ever see my countrymen again?

As the captain calls us on the deck

I take my things and walk

To the harbour side

I glance back one last time

Fleeing our nation, our problems we leave behind

Ships by the tenfold sail out on the tide

We are pleased to be out and embracing the open sea

Free from our troubles and more free from thee

Inheritors unfulfilled reason behind us

We flee from what is not, what is will be

We flee the earth and face our harsh reality

Will death be low mist that hangs on the sea?

We run from evil tongues

Rash judgements, selfish men

Never to be seen on these shores again

As we sail into ocean size

And lose sight of land

Face of contentment around in the air

We're off now to seek all our fortunes

To the land of our dreams....

Riding the waves and the storm is upon us

The winds lash the sails

But the ropes keep them tight

Off in the distance a dark cloud approaching

None could imagine what there was to come

No, there's no-one going back

No, there's not a second chance

As we strap onto the side

We pray to God that we won't die

As we ride the rough seas

As we soak from the ocean waves

I just hope for all our lives

And pray that I survive

Four ships are lost in the stormy conditions

The spirits of the sunken crews

Their phantoms follow us

Spirits sails, they drive us on

Through the all-consuming waves

Cold mortality, no weapon

Against these ever raging seas

Four leagues and ten and we hit storms again

We just can't get away from the eye of the storm

The birds outsoar the raging storm

But we cannot escape it

Abandoned earth, that we now crave

Is many leagues from save

Holding on for our dear lives

And we're praying once again

Rotten luck or just jonahed?

The talisman is in my hand

Limbs fatigue, trembling with cold

Blinded from the sea spray salt

Clasping anything we can hold

Heaven's rain upon us falls

Twenty days without a meal

And ten without fresh water still

Those that didn't die in storms

The scurvy rest did slaughter

[Chorus]

Westward the tide

Westward we sail on

Westward the tide

Sail by the talisman

We approach the other side

Of the ocean with the tide

In our favour just for once

Welcome greeting our new land

The elation in our hearts

The excitement in our veins

As we sail towards the coastline

Of our golden promised land

Weary limbs fatigued away

I have no life left in me

No more strength

No nothing left to give

Must find the will to live

Never thought that we could make it

Truly sight of shores divine

The sickness I am dying from

Never wanted it to end this way

[Chorus] x2

• Artist:Iron Maiden
• Album:The Final Frontier