784 - Iron Maiden Rime of the Ancient Mariner 1985

One of the highlights of "Powerslave" is its climactic final track, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", inspired by the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem of the same name. The song credit goes to bassist Steve Harris, who jammed Coleridge's words into this metal hymn.


Hear the rime of the Ancient Mariner,
See his eye as he stops one of three,
Mesmerizes one of the wedding guests,
Stay here and listen to the nightmare of the sea...