Iron Maiden - Sign of the Cross lyrics

Eleven saintly shrouded men
Silhouettes stand against the sky
One in front with a cross held high
Come to wash my sins away

Standing alone in the wind and rain
Feeling the fear that is growing
Sensing the change in the tide again
Brought by the storm that is brewing

Feel the anxiety hold off the fear
Some of the doubt in the things you believe
Now that your faith will be put to the test
Nothing to do but await what is coming

Why then is God still protecting me
Even when I don't deserve it?
Though I am blessed with an inner strength
Some, they would call it a penance

Why am I meant to face this alone?
Asking the question time and again
Praying to God won't keep me alive
Inside my head, feel the fear start to rise

They'll be saying their prayers
When the moment comes
There'll be penance to pay
When it's Judgment Day
And the guilty'll bleed when
That moment comes
They'll be coming to claim
Take your soul away

The sign of the cross the name of the rose
A fire in the sky the sign of the cross

They'll be coming to bring the eternal flame
They'll be bringing us all immortality
Holding communion so the world be blessed
My creator, my God'll lay my soul to rest

The sign of the cross the name of the rose
A fire in the sky the sign of the cross

The sign of the cross the name of the rose
A fire in the sky the sign of the cross
The name of the rose the sign of the cross

Lost the love of heaven above
Chose the lust of the earth below
Eleven saintly shrouded men
Came to wash my sins away