Album: Killers
Produced, engineered and bullied by Martin "Headmaster" Birch
Recorded at Battery Studios, London
Second Engineer Nigel Hewitt
Re-mastered by Simon Heyworth at Chop 'Em Out
  Band members:

Steve Harris - Bass & Vocals
Dave Murray - Guitar
Paul Di'anno - Lead Vocals
Clive Burr - Drums
Adrian Smith - Guitar & Vocals
  Released: 2 February 1981   Chart Position: 12
Singles: Women In Uniform, Twilight Zone, Purgatory & Maiden Japan EP

Wrathchild
Murders In The Rue Morgue
Another Life
Innocent Exile
Killers
Prodigal Son
Purgatory
Twilight Zone
Drifter

Wrathchild

(Harris)

I was born into a scene,
Of angriness and greed,
Of dominance and persecution.

My mother was a queen,
My dad I've never seen,
I was never meant to be.

Now I spend my time
looking all around,
For a man that's nowhere
To be found.
Until I find him,
I'm never gonna stop searching,
I'm gonna find my man,
Gonna travel around.

'Cos I'm a wrathchild,
Yeah I'm a wrathchild,
Well I'm a wrathchild.
I'm coming to get you,
Ooh yeah yeah.

Some say it shouldn't matter
Ain't nothin' gonna alter,
The course of my destination.

But I know I've gotta find,
Some serious peace of mind,
Or I know I'll just go craz.

Now I spend my time
Looking all around.
For a man thats nowhere
To be found.
Until I find him,
I'm never gonna stop searching,
I'm gonna find my man,
Gonna travel around.

'Cos I'm a wrathchild,
Yeah I'm a wrathchild,
Well I'm a wrathchild.
I'm coming to get you,
Ooh yeah yeah.

Murders In The Rue Morgue

(Harris)

I remember it as plain as day
although it happened in the dark of the night.
I was strolling through the streets of Paris
and it was cold it was starting to rain.

And then I heard a piercing scream
and I rushed to the scene of the crime
but all I found was the butchered remains
of two girls lay side by side.

Murders in the Rue Morgue
someone call the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
vite before the killers go free

There's some people coming down the street
at last someone's heard my call
I can't understand why they're pointing at me
I never done nothing at all.

Well I must have got some blood on my hands
because everyone's shouting at me
I can't speak French so I couldn't explain
and like a fool, started running away.

Murders in the Rue Morgue
someone call the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Am I ever going to be free

And now I've gotta get away from the arms of the law.
All France is looking for me.
I've gotta find my way across the border for sure
down the south to Italy.

Murders in the Rue Morgue
someone call the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
I'm never going home

Well I made it to the border at last
But I can't erase the scene from my mind
Anytime somebody stares at me,
well I just start running blind

Well I'm running through the shadows at night
Away from the staring eyes
Any day they'll be looking for me
'Cos I know I show the signs of...

Murders in the Rue Morgue
running from the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
running from the arms of the law

Murders in the Rue Morgue
running from the Gendarmes
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Am I ever gonna be free

It took so long and I'm getting so tired
I'm running out of places to hide
Should I return to the scene of the crime
Where the two young victims died.

If I could go to somebody for help
It would get me out of trouble for sure
But I know that it's on my mind
That my doctor said I've done it before.

Murders in the Rue Morgue
they're never gonna find me
Murders in the Rue Morgue
I'm never going home

Another Life

(Harris)

As I lay here lying on my bed,
Sweet voices come into my head.
What it is I wanna know,
Please won't you tell me it's got to go.

There's a feeling that's inside me,
Telling me to get away.
But I'm so tired of living,
I might as well end today.

Repeat 1 & 2

Innocent Exile

(Harris)

My life is so empty,
Nothing to live for.
My mind is all confusion,
'Cos I defied the law.

When you weren't there to help me,
I lost my mind and ran.
I never had no trouble
Before this all began.

My life is so empty,
Nothing to live for.
My mind is all confusion,
'Cos I defied the law.

When you weren't there to help me,
I lost my mind and ran.
I never had no trouble
Before this all began.

I'm running away,
No where to go.
I'm lost and tired,
And I just don't know.

They say I killed a woman,
They know it isn't true.
They're just trying to frame me,
And all because of you.

Lord I'm running.

 

Killers

(Harris / Di'anno)

You walk through the subway,
His eyes burn a hole in your back,
A footstep behind you,
He lunges prepared for attack.

Scream for mercy,
He laughs as he's watching you bleed.
Killer behind you,
His blood lust defies all his needs.

My innocent victims
Are slaughtered with wrath and despise,
The mocking religion of hatred
That burns in the night.

I have no-one,
Am bound to destroy
All this greed,
A voice inside me
Compelling to satisfy me.

I can see
What a life's meant to be,
You'll never know
How I came to foresee

My faith in believing is stronger
Than lifelines and ties,
The glimmer of metal
My moment is ready to strike.

The death call arises,
A scream breaks the still of the night,
Another tomorrow,
Remember to walk in the light.

I have found you,
And now there is no place to run,
Excitement shakes me,
Oh God help me what have I done?!
Yeah, I've done it again!

He walks through the subway,
His eyes burn a hole in through your back,
A footstep behind you
He lunges prepared for attack.

Scream for mercy,
He laughs as he's watching you bleed,
Killer behind you,
His blood lust defies all my needs.

Look out I'm coming for you!

Prodigal Son

(Harris)

Listen to me Lamia, listen to what
I've got to say.
I've got these feelings, and they
Won't go away.
I've got these fears inside that'll
Bring me to my knees.
Oh help me Lamia, or I'm sure
I'll die oh please.

I feel unsettled, now I know that
I've done wrong.
I've messed around with mystic things
And magic for too long.
I feel I'm being paid with this
Nightmare inside me,
The devil's got a hold on my soul,
And he just won't let me be.

I'm on my knees,
Oh help me please.
I'm on my knees,
Help me please.

Oh Lamia please try to help me.
The devil's got a hold of my soul
And he won't let me be.
Lamia I've got this curse,
I'm turning to bad.
The devil's got a hold of my soul,
And it's driving me mad.

Purgatory

(Harris)

Thinking of an age old dream,
Places I have never seen.
Fantasies lived times before.
I split my brain, melt through the floor.

Over clouds my mind will fly,
Forever now I can't think why.
My body tries to leave my soul.
Is it me? I just don't know.

Memories rising from the past,
The future's shaddow overcast.
Something's clutching at my head,
Through the darkness I'll be led.

Oh another time, another place.
Oh well another smile on another face.
When you see me floating up beside you,
You get the feeling that all my love's inside of you.

Please take me away, take me away, so far away.
Please take me away, take me away, so far away.
Please take me away, take me away, so far away.

Repeat

Twilight Zone

(Murray / Harris)

She lays in bed at night
and that is when I make my call.
But when she stares at me,
she can't see nothing at all,
Because, you see I can't take
no shape or form.
It's been three long years
since I've been gone.

I can't get used to purgatory,
you know it really makes me cry.
I'll never know the reason
why I had to go.

I'm crying,
Deep inside of me.
Can't you see me?
Can't you see me?

I'm looking forward to her spirit
coming over to me.
I feel tempted to bring
her over to see
Just what it's like to be hanging
on the other side.
I feel so lonely, it's a long time
since I died.

I try to show her that she's
never gonna be alone,
Because my spirit
is imprisoned
in the Twilight Zone.

I'm crying,
Can't you hear me?
Can't you see me?

Drifter

(Harris)

Look out now baby won't you take me away,
Sitting here I think it's gonna be a new day.

Gotta sing my song 'till I can't go on,
Gotta keep on roaming gotta sing my song.

What you feeling when you hold me tight,
Gonna cuddle up with you tonight.
Gonna get you feeling so secure.
Listen child, don't you see there's a cure.
Anywhere got to get you away,
Feels so good, think it's gonna be a new day.

Gotta sing my song 'till I can't go on,
Gotta keep on roaming gotta sing my song.

What you feeling when you hold me tight,
Gonna cuddle up with you tonight.
Gonna get you feeling so secure.
Listen child, don't you see there's a cure.
Anywhere got to get you away,
Feels so good, think it's gonna be a new day.

Gotta sing my song 'till I can't go on,
Gotta keep on roaming gotta sing my song.

Gonna sing my song yeah,
And it won't take long.
Gonna sing my song yeah,
Won't you sing along.
I want you to sing it,
sing it, sing it, sing it along.

Repeat


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