Iron Maiden For The Greater Good Of God Lyrics

For The Greater Good Of God Lyrics

Are you a man of peace

Or a man of holy war?

Too many sides to you

Don't know which anymore



So many full of life

But also filled with pain

Don't know just how many

Will live to breathe again



A life that's made to breath

Destruction or defense

A mind that's vain, corruption

Bad or good intent



A wolf in sheep's clothing

Or saintly or sinner

Or some that would believe

A holy war winner



They fire off many shots

And many parting blows

Their actions beyond a reasoning

Only God would know



And as He lies in Heaven

Or it could be in Hell

I feel He's somewhere here

Or looking from below

But I don't know, I don't know



Please tell me now what life is

Please tell me now what love is

Well, tell me now what war is

Again, tell me what life is



More pain and misery

In the history of mankind

Sometimes it seems more like

The blind leading the blind



It brings upon us more

A famine, death and war

You know religion has

A lot to answer for



Please tell me now what life is

Please tell me now what love is

Well, tell me now what war is

Again, tell me what life is



And as they search to find

The bodies in the sand

They find its ashes that are

Scattered across the land



And as the spirits seem

To whistle on the wind

A shot is fired somewhere

Another war begins



And all because of it

You'd think that we would learn

But still the body count

The city fires burn



Somewhere there's someone dying

In a foreign land

Meanwhile the world is crying

Stupidity of man

Tell me why, tell me why



Please tell me now what life is

Please tell me now what love is

Well, tell me now what ware is

Again, tell me what life is



Please tell me now what life is

Please tell me now what love is

Well, tell me now what war is

Again, tell me what life is



For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God



For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God



Please tell me now what life is

Please tell me now what love is

Well, tell me now what war is

Again, tell me what life is



Please tell me now what life is

Please tell me now what love is

Well, tell me now what war is

Again, tell me what life is



For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God



For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God

For the greater good of God



He gave his life for us

He fell upon the Cross

To die for all of those

Who never mourn His loss



It wasn't meant for us

To feel the pain again

Tell me why, tell me why