2021-07-19

IRON MAIDEN - VIRUS (WITH LYRICS)



Iron Maiden - Virus (with lyrics)

https://youtu.be/9zofmtt_8oQ


 
JazzMan


Apr 26, 2008


Iron Maiden - Virus (with lyrics)


"Virus" is a single off the Best of the Beast compilation (year 1996), where it was the only new and previously unreleased song. It has two versions: the longer one (which is this one) and the shorter one, with the slower intro part edited out. Blaze Bayley sings it, and does a great job in my opinion. Here are the lyrics:

"Virus"

There's an evil virus that's threatening mankind
Not state of the art, a serious state of the mind
The muggers, the back-stabbers, the two faced elite
A menace to society, a social disease

Rape of the mind is a social disorder
The cynics, the apathy one-upmanship order

Watching beginnings of social decay
Gloating or sneering at life's disarray
Eating away at your own self esteem
Pouncing on every word that you might be saying

Rape of the mind is a social disorder
The cynics, the apathy one-upmanship order

Superficially smiling a shake of the hand
As soon as the back is turned treachery is planned

Rape of the mind is a social disorder
The cynics, the apathy one-upmanship order

Watching beginnings of social decay
Gloating or sneering...at life's disarray

When every good thing's laid to waste
By all the jealousy and hate
By all the acid wit and rapier lies

And every time you think you're safe
And when you go to turn away
You know they're sharpening all their paper knives

All in your mind
All in your head
Try to relate it

All in your mind
All in your head
Try to escape it

Without a conscience they destroy
And that's thing that they enjoy
They're a sickness that's in all our minds

They want to sink the ship and leave
The way they laugh at you and me
You know it happens all the time

All in your mind
All in your head
Try to relate it

All in your mind
All in your head
Try to escape it

The rats in the cellar you know who you are
Or do you?

Watching beginnings of social decay


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