Return of the King lyrics
by Bruce Dickinson
[Verse 1]
A 100 years of toil and pain
To pull a stone upright again
Uprooted from its mountain home
Taken to this sacred circle
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Is there a secret in the stones?
A message in the hills
Is there a secret in the stones?
A message long ago
[Chorus]
I know the king will come again
From the shadow to the sun
Burning hillsides with the Beltane fires
I know the king will come again
When all that glitters turns to rust
Uther Pendragon standing fast beside you
[Post-Chorus]
I know the king will come again
I know the king will come again
[Verse 2]
The sun, the moon, we worshipped here a calendar of fear
Gazing across the channel sea to see the [?] beacons burning brightly
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Is that a shadow on the hill?
Or a phantom in the mere?
What is the meaning of the stones?
Why do they stand alone?
[Chorus]
I know the king will come again
From the shadow to the sun
Burning hillsides with the Beltane fires
I know the king will come again
When all that glitters turns to rust
Uther Pendragon standing fast beside you
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo - Adrian Smith]
[Guitar Solo - Roy Z]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Is that a shadow on the hill?
Or a phantom in the mere?
What is the meaning of the stones?
Why do they stand alone?
[Chorus]
I know the king will come again
From the shadow to the sun
Burning hillsides with the Beltane fires
I know the king will come again
When all that glitters turns to rust
Uther Pendragon standing fast beside you
[Post-Chorus]
I know the king will come again
I know the king will come again