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The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Woe to you... (Oh) earth and sea
For the Devil sends the beast with wrath
Because he (1)__________ the (2)________ is short...
Let him who (3)________ understanding reckon
The (4)____________ of the beast for it is a human number
It's number is six hundred and (5)__________ six

I left alone, my (6)________ was blank
I (7)____________ time to think
To get the memories (8)________ my mind
What did I see, can I believe?
That (9)________ I saw that night was real
And not (10)________ fantasy
Just what I saw
In my old dreams
Were they reflections
Of my warped mind staring back at me
'Cause in my dreams
It's always there
The evil face that twists my mind
And brings me to despair
Yeah!!!

The night was black, was no use holding back
'Cause 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 (11)____________ chants were praised
As they start to cry, hands held to the sky
In the night, the fires 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 (12)____________ the law
Can (13)________ (14)__________ be real or just some crazy dream
But I feel drawn (15)______________ the (16)________ chanting hordes
They (17)________ to mesmerize
Can't avoid their eyes
Six, six, six the (18)____________ of the beast
Six, six, six the one for you and me

I'm (19)____________ back, I will return
And I'll (20)______________ your body and I'll make you burn
I have the fire, I have the force
I have the (21)__________ to (22)________ my evil take its course

Answers:
(1) knows(2) time(3) hath(4) number(5) sixty(6) mind(7) needed(8) from(9) what(10) just(11) sacred(12) inform(13) this(14) still(15) towards(16) evil(17) seem(18) number(19) coming(20) possess(21) power(22) make