Iron Maiden – The Writing On The Wall

Trust Iron Maiden to be there during the End Times – the collapse of empires, Brexit, Trump, COVID and the implosion of late-state capitalism.

And then make an amazing Good Omens vs Mad Max vs Lord of the Rings meets the Bible animated video for it…with samurai Eddies and the four horsemen and the Eden reset button on it all.

So Iron Maiden’s Eddie is the hero Saviour AND Lucifer,? Sounds about right.

But check the lyrics, it’s a very scathing attack on what’s going on, especially in the UK from Iron Maiden:

Across a painted desert lies a train of vagabonds
All that’s left of what we were it’s what we have become
Once our empires glorious but now the empire’s gone
The dead gave us the time to live and now our time is done
Now we are victorious we’ve become our slaves
A land of hope and glory building graveyards for the brave

Holding on to jury is that all we ever know
Ignorance our judge and jury all we’ve got to show
From Hollywood to Babylon ~ holy war to kingdom come
On a trail of dust and ashes ~ when the burning sky is done
A tide of change is coming and that is what you fear
The earthquake is a coming but you don’t want to hear
You’re just too blind to see

Have you seen the writing on the wall
Have you seen that writing
Can you see the riders on the storm
Can you see them riding. . . Riding next to you

Video via Oki, I heard about this song via Dunproofin though during his Saturday Spin set.