Από τα ουκ ολίγα αντιπολεμικά epics των Iron Maiden διαλέγουμε αυτή τη φορά το ‘Afraid To Shoot Strangers’, “προϊόν” του πρώτου Πολέμου του Κόλπου. Από το άλμπουμ τους Fear Of The Dark κυκλοφορημένο ένα έτος μετά τη λήξη του. From the not-so-few anti-war epics of Iron Maiden, this time we pick ‘Afraid To Shoot Strangers’, a “product” of the First Gulf War. From their album Fear Of The Dark, released one year after the war’s end.”

Written by Steve Harris Album Fear Of The Dark Producers Steve Harris, Martin Birch

Lying awake at night, I wipe the sweat from my brow
But it’s not the fear, ’cause I’d rather go now
Trying to visualize the horrors that will lay ahead
The desert sand mound a burial ground
When it comes to the time
Are we partners in crime?
When it comes to the time
We’ll be ready to die
God let us go now and finish what’s to be done
Thy Kingdom come, thy shall be done on earth
Trying to justify to ourselves the reasons to go
Should we live and let live? Forget or forgive?
But how can we let them go on this way?
The reign of terror corruption must end
And we know deep down there’s no other way
No trust, no reasoning, no more to say
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers
Afraid to shoot strangers