Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter – English Lyrics

• By: Iron Maiden
• Album: No Prayer for the Dying

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the controversial hit "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter" by Iron Maiden, a song initially penned for a horror movie soundtrack that unexpectedly topped the UK charts. Delve into its themes of adolescent fear and rebellion, and discover why this track remains a divisive yet significant piece in Iron Maiden's discography.

[English]

Honey, it's getting close to midnight

And all the myths are still in town

True love and lipstick on your linen

Bite the pillow, make no sound

If there's some living to be done

Before your life becomes your tomb

You'd better know that I'm the one

Unchain your back door

Invite me around

Bring your daughter

Bring your daughter to the slaughter

Let her go, let her go, let her go

Bring your daughter

Bring your daughter to the slaughter

Let her go, let her go, let her go

Let her go, yeah

...

...

Honey, it's getting close to daybreak

The sun is creeping in the sky

No patent remedies for heartache

Just empty words and humble pie

So get down on your knees, honey

Assume an attitude

You just pray that I'll be waiting

'Cause you know, you know I'm coming soon

Bring your daughter

Bring your daughter to the slaughter

Let her go, let her go, let her go

Bring your daughter

Bring your daughter to the slaughter

Let her go, let her go, let her go

So pick up your foolish pride

No going back

Nowhere, no way, no place to hide

...

Let her go

Bring your daughter, bring your daughter

Bring your daughter, bring your daughter

Bring your daughter, bring your daughter to the slaughter

Bring your daughter, fetch your daughter

Bring your daughter, fetch your daughter

Bring your daughter, fetch your daughter to the slaughter

...

Bring your daughter

Bring your daughter to the slaughter

Let her go, let her go, let her go

Bring your daughter

Bring your daughter to the slaughter

Let her go, let her go, let her go

Bring your daughter

Bring your daughter to the slaughter

Let her go, let her go, let her go

Let her go

Let her go

Let her go

Gonna getcha now

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - a female child or person in relation to her parents
slaughter /ˈslɔːtər/ C1	noun - the killing of animals for food verb - to kill animals for food; to kill people or animals in a cruel way
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - to take or carry someone or something to a place or a person
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel from one place to another
let /let/ A1	verb - to allow someone to do something or allow something to happen
midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ A2	noun - twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the period between birth and death; the existence of a person
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a flat object that is used to close the entrance of something like a room or building
unchain /ʌnˈtʃeɪn/ B2	verb - to free someone or something from chains
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ A2	verb - to ask someone to come to a place or event
heartache /ˈhɑːrteɪk/ B2	noun - emotional pain or sadness
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - present participle of wait; to stay in a place until something happens adjective - staying in a place until something happens
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of satisfaction in your own achievements
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something or yourself in a place where you cannot be seen or found
fetch /fetʃ/ B1	verb - to go and get something and bring it back
creeping /ˈkriːpɪŋ/ B2	verb - present participle of creep; to move slowly and carefully
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing
foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ B1	adjective - silly or unwise

Key Grammar Structures

• Honey, it's getting close to midnight

  ➔ present continuous tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action 'getting close' happening around the current time.

• And all the myths are still in town

  ➔ present simple tense

  ➔ States a fact that myths 'are still in town' — habitual or ongoing situation.

• Bite the pillow, make no sound

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ Used to give direct commands or instructions.

• You'd better know that I'm the one

  ➔ modal phrase 'had better'

  ➔ Used to advise or strongly suggest that someone should do something.

• Let her go

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ A direct command to allow or free someone.

• No going back

  ➔ noun phrase with present participle (gerund)

  ➔ Expresses that there is no possibility of returning to a previous state.

• Gonna getcha now

  ➔ contraction of 'going to' + base verb

  ➔ Expresses an imminent intention to act, often with a sense of threat or promise.