Iron Maiden — For The Greater Good Of God lyrics

Lyrics

Are you a man of peace
Or man of holy war
Too many sides to you
Don’t know which anymore
So many full of life
But also filled with pain
Don’t know just how many
Will live to breathe again
A life that’s made to breathe
destruction or defense
A mind that’s vain corruption
bad or good intent
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Or saintly or sinner
Or some that would believe
A holy war winner
They fire off many shots
and many parting blows
Their actions beyond a reasoning,
only god would know
And as he lies in heaven
or could it be in hell
I feel he’s somewhere here
or looking from below
But i don’t know, i don’t know
Please tell me what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is More pain and more misery
in the history of mankind
Sometimes it seems more like
the blind leading the blind
It brings upon us more of famine, death and war
You religion has a lot to answer for
Please tell me what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is And as they search to find the bodies in the sand
They find it’s ashes that are
Scattered across the land
And as their spirits seem to whistle on the wind
A shot is fired somewhere another war begins
And all because of it you’d think
that we would learn
But still the body count the city fires burn
Somewhere there’s someone dying
in a foreign land
Meanwhile the world is crying the stupidity of man
Tell me why, tell me why
Please tell me what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is Please tell me what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is For the Greater Good of God
Please tell me what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is Please tell me what life is Please tell me now what love is Well tell me now what war is Again tell me what life is For the Greater Good of God
He gave his life for us he fell upon the cross
To die for all those who never mourn his loss
It wasn’t meant for us to feel the pain again
Tell me why, tell me why