When I stand and look about the port and contemplate my life Will I ever see my countrymen again? As the captain calls us on the deck, I take my things and walk To the harbourside I glance back one last time Fleeing a nation, our problems we leave behind Ships by the tenfold sail out on the tide We are pleased to be out and embracing the open sea Free from our troubles and more free from thee... Inheritors unfulfilled reason behind us We flee from what is not what is will be We flee the earth and face our harsh reality Will death be low mist that hangs on the sea We run from evil tongues, rash judgements, selfish men Never to be seen on these shores again As we sail into oceansize and lose sight of land Face of contentment around in the air We're off now to seek our fortunes, to the land Of our dreams... Riding the waves and the storm is upon us? The winds lash the sails but the ropes keep them tight Off in the distance a dark cloud approaching None could imagine what there was to come No, there's no one going back No, there's not a second chance As we strap on to the side We pray to God that we won't die As we ride the rough seas, as we soak from the ocean waves I just hope for all our lives and pray that I survive Four ships are lost in the stormy conditions The spirits of the sunken crews, the phantoms follow us Spirits sails they drive us on Through the all consuming waves Cold mortality no weapon Against these ever raging seas Four leagues and ten and we hit storms again We just can't get away from the eye of the storm The birds outsoar the raging storm but we can not escape it Abandon earth that we now crave Is many leagues from safe Holding on for our dear lives And we're praying once again Rotten luck or just Jonahed The Talisman is in my hand Limbs fatigued trembling with cold Blinded from the sea spray salt Clasping anything we can hold Heaven's rain upon us falls Twenty days without a meal And ten without fresh water still Those that didn't die in storms The scurvy rest is slaughter Westward the tide! Westward we sail on! Westward the tide! Sail by the Talisman! We approaach the other side of the ocean with the tide In our favour just for once, welcome greeting our new land The elation in our hearts, the excitement in our veins As we sail towards the coastline of our golden promise land Weary limbs fatigued away I have no life left in me No more strength, and nothing left to give Must find the will to live Never thought that we could make it Truly sight of shores divine The sickness I am dying from Never wanted it to end this way Westward the tide! Westward we sail on! Westward the tide! Sail by the Talisman! Westward the tide! Westward we sail on! Westward the tide! Sail by the Talisman!
Here's what I have of the last few minutes of the song: We'll cross the other side, of the ocean with the tide in __________________ ____________________ the elation in the hearts. the excitement in our veins as we sailed towards the coastline of a golden promise land. We're in ________ where I have no life left in me. No more strength and nothing left to give. Must find the will to live! Never thought that we could make it! Truly sailed with souls divine(I don't know haha) The sickness I am dying from. I never wanted it to end this way! Westward the tide! Westward we sail on! Westward the tide! Sail by the talisman! Westward the tide! Westward we sail on! Westward the tide! Sail by the talisman!
Have to disagree with you there, especially given the subject matter I think the intro captures the vibe superbly However I think this one's gonna be a grower more so than most of the others for me - can't quite put my finger on it.. but there's something that for me , doesnt gel quite right.. hmmm... ----> **scuttles off for another listen**.
I love the long accoustic intro on The Legacy. I think it fits perfect. As for The Talisman, well it's not bad, I just don't think it's needed. It seems more tacked on then the one on The Legacy. At the end of the day, I think The Talisman would get more plays on my Ipod if it didn't have the intro. I may in fact have two versions of it. One like how it's supposed to be, and one with the intro edited out. I've done that with a fair few Maiden songs. Call it Sacrilegious but hey. It works for me.
Yeah, Janick definitely needs to vary his acoustic playing. The chord progression to the intro is the same as The Legacy. Overall though, this song is one of the highlights of the album.
Mad love to the person who gets the lyrics up hahaha. I've been trying, but I'm having problems because I'm a mental.
Nice.. guitar riff starting @ 2:21 sounds just like Ghost of the Navigator.. I'm beginning to wonder if these sea-faring epics have anything in common (even just a small yet intentional detail or two.) Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Ghost of the Navigator, Isle of Avalon, The Talisman..? Just a thought, but still.