Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) [2015 Remaster] (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden"Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) [2015 Remaster] (2015 Remaster)" is a song by Iron Maiden, released in 2015 in the Pop genre. The song is 7:55 long and contains 52 lines and 292 words.
0:05My son ask for thyself another
0:08Kingdom for that which I leave
1:56Is too small for thee
1:56King Philip of Macedonia 339 B C
1:57Near to the east
1:58In a part of ancient Greece
1:59In an ancient land called Macedonia
2:04Was born a son
2:06To Philip of Macedon
2:08The legend his name was Alexander
2:13At the age of nineteen
2:14He became the Macedon King
2:17And he swore to free all of Asia Minor
2:22By the Aegian Sea
2:23In 334 B C
2:25He utterly beat the armies of Persia
2:30Alexander the Great
2:34His name struck fear into hearts of men
2:39Alexander the Great
2:42Became a legend 'mongst mortal men
3:03King Darius the third
3:05Defeated fled Persia
3:07The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes
3:11Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well
3:16And he founded the city called Alexandria
3:20By the Tigris river
3:21He met King Darius again
3:24And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela
3:28Entering Babylon
3:30And Susa treasures he found
3:32Took Persepolis the capital of Persia
3:38Alexander the Great
3:41His name struck fear into hearts of men
3:46Alexander the Great
3:49Became a God amongst mortal men
7:09A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke
7:11And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'
7:13And legend said that who untied the knot
7:15He would become the master of Asia
7:18Hellenism he spread far and wide
7:20The Macedonian learned mind
7:22Their culture was a western way of life
7:24He paved the way for Christianity
7:26Marching on marching on
7:34The battle weary marching side by side
7:37Alexander's army line by line
7:39They wouldn't follow him to India
7:40Tired of the combat pain and the glory
7:43Alexander the Great
7:47His name struck fear into hearts of men
7:52Alexander the Great
7:55He died of fever in Babylon
My son ask for thyself another Kingdom for that which I leave Is too small for thee King Philip of Macedonia 339 B C Near to the east In a part of ancient Greece In an ancient land called Macedonia Was born a son To Philip of Macedon The legend his name was Alexander At the age of nineteen He became the Macedon King And he swore to free all of Asia Minor By the Aegian Sea In 334 B C He utterly beat the armies of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a legend 'mongst mortal men King Darius the third Defeated fled Persia The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well And he founded the city called Alexandria By the Tigris river He met King Darius again And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela Entering Babylon And Susa treasures he found Took Persepolis the capital of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a God amongst mortal men A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot' And legend said that who untied the knot He would become the master of Asia Hellenism he spread far and wide The Macedonian learned mind Their culture was a western way of life He paved the way for Christianity Marching on marching on The battle weary marching side by side Alexander's army line by line They wouldn't follow him to India Tired of the combat pain and the glory Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great He died of fever in Babylon
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