[ti:taking the queen]
[ar:bruce dickinson ]
[al:]

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[00:17]Who stole your heartbeat in the night?
[00:24]The acolytes fearful in the flickering light
[00:33]They hold a mirror to catch the breath from your mouth
[00:41]But your breath was stolen by the wind from the south
[01:07]Another winter's tale is done
[01:15]Your immortal lover is gone
[01:23]The chalice stolen from her hand
[01:26]Eternal life at her command
[01:31]Now all that she rules must see...
[01:39]The howling shriek of death in your eyes
[01:43]The whole court and the beast enter your room
[01:48]The gold will turn to rust
[01:51]Your empire follows you into your tomb
[01:57]The wraiths of night caress
[01:59]And whisper softly now, "We are the dead"
[02:04]They bear your life away
[02:08]They tear your heart in two
[02:11]They've taken the queen
[02:16]To some better place, so they think
[02:24]As the flame burns low
[03:20]Now the flame burns higher
[03:26]And it purifies the love that died
[03:35]And scared rats closed in alive
[03:42]Back to the earth, sealing the tomb
[03:51]Our skeletons rise through the veil of blood
[03:56]Who summons us now from our graves?
[03:59]"We are the dead"
[04:01]The shriek of death in your eyes
[04:04]The whole court and the beast enter your room
[04:09]The wraiths of night caress
[04:12]And whisper softly now, "We are the dead"
[04:17]They bear your life away
[04:21]They've torn your heart in two
[04:24]They've taken the queen