Iron Maiden — Darkest Hour

[Verse 1] We buried our sons, we turned and fled No growing old, the glorious dead But we came back because one man said Now on the beaches, the blood runs red [Verse 2] I faced them down the only one I stood alone and warned the day would come But they were wrong, appeasers every one And not for the last time we all stand alone [Pre-Chorus 1] I watch the sun move away As I embrace the night And my black dog has its day For six long yеars, you shall not pass Barbarians at the gates We will ovеrcome [Chorus] Here I sit in a serenade of glory Naked by the throne of kings You sowed the wind And now you reap the whirlwind Before the dawn the darkest hour [Post-Chorus] The darkest hour [Pre-Chorus 2] To blaze in glory like a dying sun One last burning giant Till Jupiter moves on Turn the ploughshares into swords You sons of Albion awake Defend this sacred land [Chorus] Here I sit in a serenade of glory Naked by the throne of kings You sowed the wind And now you reap the whirlwind Before the dawn the darkest hour [Post-Chorus] The darkest hour [Guitar Solo: Adrian Smith] [Guitar Solo: Dave Murray] [Chorus] Here I sit in a serenade of glory Naked by the throne of kings You sowed the wind And now you reap the whirlwind Before the dawn the darkest hour [Chorus] Here I sit in a serenade of glory Naked by the throne of kings You sowed the wind And now you reap the whirlwind Before the dawn the darkest hour [Outro] Before the dawn the darkest hour