Intro / Be Quick or Be Dead Songtext
von Iron Maiden

Covered in sinners and dripping with guilt
Making your money from slime and from filth
Parading your bellies in ivory towers
Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers

You′ve got to watch them, be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven, the thief's in your head
You′ve got to watch them, be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven, the thief in your head

Be quick or be dead
Be quick (quick, quick)
Or be dead (dead, dead, dead)


See, what's ruling all our lives
See, who's pulling strings
See, what′s ruling all our lives
See, who pull the strings
I bet you won′t fall on your face
Your belly will hold you in place

The serpent is crawling inside of your ear
He says you must vote for what you want to hear
Don't matter what′s wrong as long as you're alright
Pull yourself, stupid, rob yourself blind

You′ve got to watch them, be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven, the thief in your head
You've got to watch them, be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven, the thief′s in your head

Be quick or be dead
Be quick (quick, quick)
Or be dead (dead, dead, dead)

You've got to watch them, be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven, the thief's in your head
You′ve got to watch them, be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven, the thief′s in your head


Be quick or be dead
Be quick!