For the Greater Good of God
Iron Maiden Lyrics

Are you a man of peace
Do you believe in resolving conflicts peacefully?

Or a man of holy war?
Do you believe in using violence to achieve your goals based on religious beliefs?

Too many sides to you
You have conflicting beliefs and values that make it difficult to understand your true intentions.

Don't know which anymore
It's hard to decipher your true motives.

So many full of life
There are many people hopeful and excited about what the future holds.

But also filled with pain
But at the same time plagued by suffering and sorrow.

Don't know just how many
It's impossible to know how many people will survive and win their struggles.

Will live to breathe again
Will live to see another day, to experience the beauty of life once more.

A life that's made to breathe
Life is meant to be lived and experienced.

Destruction or defense
We must question whether certain actions are meant to protect us or destroy us.

A mind that's vain corruption
A corrupt or selfish mind influenced by lust or power.

Bad or good intent
Actions can either be done with malicious, harmful intent or with good intentions.

A wolf in sheep's clothing
Someone who is hiding their true motives behind a facade.

Or saintly or sinner
People can be seen as either completely good or completely bad.

Or some that would believe
Or some that would see themselves as fighting a holy war.

A holy war winner
Someone who believes they are on the right side of a holy war and will win.

They fire off many shots
They use weapons and violence to achieve their goals.

And many parting blows
Many people will be hurt or killed in the process.

Their actions beyond a reasoning
Their actions are beyond logical explanation and justified reason.

Only God would know
Only God would fully understand why these things are happening.

And as he lies in heaven
And as he rests in the afterlife.

Or it could be in hell
Or perhaps in a place of punishment and torment.

I feel he's somewhere here
I have faith that he is still present amongst us in spirit.

Or looking from below
Or perhaps his spirit is watching us from the underworld.

But I don't know, I don't know
But truly, no one knows for sure.

Please tell me now what life is
Can someone define what life really means?

Please tell me now what love is
Can someone define the complex emotion of love?

Well, tell me now what war is
What is the true nature of war?

Again, tell me what life is
Please, someone explain the meaning of our existence.

More pain and misery in the history of mankind
Humanity has experienced an enormous amount of suffering throughout history.

Sometimes it seems more like
At times, it feels as though we are going backwards instead of forwards.

The blind leading the blind
People unqualified to lead are given power, and their actions lead to more destruction.

It brings upon us more of famine, death and war
Disastrous events continue to occur, such as famine, death, and war.

You know religion has a lot to answer for
Religion has played a role in many conflicts and wars throughout history.

And as they search to find
As they look for the lost bodies.

The bodies in the sand
Bodies buried underneath the sand.

They find its ashes that are
Instead of finding complete bodies, they only discover ashes that remain.

Scattered across the land
Ashes are scattered across the land, signifying destruction and loss of life.

And as the spirits seem to whistle on the wind
The spirits or souls of the dead seem to communicate with the living through the wind.

A shot is fired somewhere another war begins
One act of violence sparks another war or conflict.

And all because of it
All this suffering, pain, and death is caused by something.

You'd think that we would learn
You would expect people to learn from the mistakes of the past.

But still the body count the city fires burn
Despite this, more and more people die and cities continue to burn.

Somewhere there's someone dying
There is always someone suffering and dying somewhere in the world.

In a foreign land
They may be far away from home and from their loved ones.

Meanwhile the world is crying
The world is mourning and grieving for the ongoing tragedies happening all around us.

Stupidity of man
All this loss, pain and suffering is caused by the mistakes and foolishness of humanity.

For the greater good of God
People are willing to fight and die for what they see as God's will.

He gave his life for us
Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of humanity.

He fell upon the cross
He was crucified on the cross as a sacrifice for humanity's sins.

To die for all of those
He died for each and every human being.

Who never mourn his loss
Many people never think or care about Jesus' sacrifice.

It wasn't meant for us
We should not have to suffer pain and loss again and again.

To feel the pain again
To experience the pain of losing someone close to us or any kind of suffering again.

Tell me why?
Why do we have to suffer so much in this world?