Sign of the Cross has amazing, complex lyrics. The Aftermath, Fortunes of War, Judgement of Heaven, and Look for the Truth are not as good as Hallowed, but nonetheless the typical Maiden first-person narrator talking about his problems or what have you. The Edge of Darkness is up there with the best Maiden story-telling songs. Blood on the World's Hands is a political song. I enjoy the lyrics to all of these, so I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about. There's no Revelations or Rime, if that's what you mean, but those are few and far between; and there's also no Quest for Fire or Alexander the Great. And, like Chaosapiant said, it's also about the delivery, which Blaze excels at on this album. The album lacks Bruce lyrics (duh), but Blaze's delivery more than makes up for that.