When the Wild Wind Blows

Iron Maiden

Have you heard what they said on the news today 
Have you heard what is coming to us all? 
That the world as we know it will be coming to an end 
Have you heard, have you heard? 

He sees them in the distance when the darkened clouds roll 
He could feel tension in the atmosphere 
He would look in the mirror, see an old man now 
Does it matter they survive somehow 

They said there's nothing can be done about the situation 
They said there's nothing you can do at all 
To sit and wait around for something to occur 
Did you know, did you know? 

As he stares across the garden looking at the meadows 
Wonders if they'll ever grow again 
The desperation of the situation getting graver 
Getting ready when the wild wind blows 

Have you seen what they said on the news today 
Have you heard what they said about us all 
Do you know what is happening to just every one of us 
Have you heard, have you heard? 

There will be a catastrophe the like we've never seen 
There will be something that will light the sky 
That the world as we know it, it will never be the same 
Did you know, did you know? 

He carries everything into the shelter not a fuss 
Getting ready when the moment comes 
He has enough supplies to last them for a year or two 
Good to have because you never know 

They tell us nothing that we don't already know about 
They tell us nothing that is real at all 
They only fill us with the stuff that they want 
Did you know, did you know? 

He's nearly finished with the preparations for the day 
He's getting tired; that'll do for now 
They are preparing for the very worst to come to them 
Getting ready when the wild wind blows 

He sees the picture on the wall, it's falling down 
Upside down 
He sees a teardrop from his wife roll down her face, 
Saying Grace 
Remember times they had, they flash right through his mind 
Left behind 
Of a lifetime spent together long ago 
Will be gone 

They've been preparing for some weeks now 
For when the crucial moment comes 
To take their refuge in the shelter 
Let them prepare for what will come 

They make a tea and sit there waiting 
They're in the shelter feeling snug 
Not long to wait for absolution 
Don't make a fuss; just sit and wait 

Can't believe all the lying, 
All the screens are denying 
That the moments of truth have begun 

Can't you see it on the T.V.? 
Don't believe them in the least bit 
Now the days of our ending have begun 

Say a prayer when it's all over 
Survivors unite, all as one 
Got to try and help each other 
Got the will to overcome 

I can't believe all the lying, 
All the screens are denying 
That the moments of truth have begun 

Can't you see it on the T.V.? 
Don't believe them in the least bit 
Now the days of our ending have begun 

When they found them, had their arms wrapped around each other 
Their tins of poison laying near by their clothes 
The day they both mistook an earthquake for the fallout, 
Just another when the wild wind blows...