Alexander The Great [8:35]
(Harris)
"My son ask for thyself another Kingdom,
for that which I leave is too small for thee"
(King Philip of Macedonia – 339 B.C.)
(0:15 – Intro solo: Adrian Smith)
Near to the east in a part of ancient Greece in an ancient land called
Macedonia
Was born a son to Philip of Macedon the legend his name was Alexander
At the age of nineteen he became the Macedon King and he swore to free all of
Asia Minor
By the Aegian Sea in 334 BC he utterly beat the armies of Persia
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
Became a legend amongst mortal men
King Darius the third defeated fled Persia the Scythians fell by the river
Jaxartes
Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well and he founded the city called
Alexandria
By the Tigris river he met King Darius again and crushed him again in the
battle of Arbela
Entering Babylon and Susa treasures he found took Persepolis the capital of
Persia
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
Became a God amongst mortal men
(4:00 – Solo: Adrian Smith)
(5:49 – Solo: Adrian Smith)
(6:30 – Solo: Dave Murray)
A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke and Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'
And legend said that who untied the knot he would become the master of Asia
Hellenism he spread far and wide the Macedonian learned mind
Their culture was a western way of life he paved the way for Christianity
Marching on, marching on
The battle weary marching side by side Alexander's army line by line
They wouldn't follow him to India tired of the combat, pain and the glory
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
He died of fever in Babylon
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