Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast lyrics

Woe to you, o'er Earth and Sea
For the Devil sends the beast with wrath
Because he knows the time is short
Let him who hath understanding reckon
The number of the beast
For it is a human number
Its number is six hundred and sixty-six

I left alone, my mind was blank
I needed time to think
To get the memories from my mind
What did I see? Can I believe
That what I saw that night was
Real and not just fantasy?
Just what I saw, in my old dreams
Were they reflections of my warped
Mind staring back at me?
Cos in my dreams, it's always there
The evil face that twists my mind
And brings me to despair yeah

Night was black, was no use holding back
Cos I just had to see
Was someone watching me?
In the mist, dark figures move and twist
Was all this for real
Or just some kind of hell?

Six-six-six, the number of the beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released

Torches blazed and sacred chants were phrased
As they start to cry, hands held to the sky
In the night, the fires are burning bright
The ritual has begun, Satan's work is done

Six-six-six, the number of the beast
Sacrifice is going on tonight

This can't go on, I must inform the law
Can this still be real
Or just some crazy dream?
But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes
Seem to mesmerize, can't avoid the eyes

Six-six-six, the number of the beast
Six-six-six, the one for you and me

I'm coming back, I will return
And I'll possess your body and
I'll make you burn
I have the fire, I have the force
I have the power to make
My evil take it's course