Virus Lyrics - Best Of The Beast - Iron Maiden

There's an evil virus that's threatening mankind 

Not state of the art; a serious state of the mind 

The muggers, the backstabbers, the two-faced elite 

A menace to society, a social disease 

Rape of the mind is a social disorder 

The cynics, the apathy, one-upmanship order 

Watching beginnings of social decay 

Gloating or searing at life's disarray 

Eating away at your own self-esteem 

Pouncing on every word... that you might be saying 

Rape of the mind is a social disorder 

The cynics, the apathy, one-upmanship order 

Superficially smiling; a shake of the hand 

As soon as the back is turned 

Treachery is planned 

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Rape of the mind is a social disorder 

The cynics, the apathy, one-upmanship order 

Watching beginnings of social decay 

Gloating or searing... at life's disarray 

When every good thing's laid to waste 

By all the jealousy and hate 

By all the acid wit and rapier lies 

And every time you think you're safe 

And when you go to turn away 

You know they're sharpening all their papers knives 

All in your mind 

All in your head 

Try to relate it 

All in your mind 

All in your head 

Try to escape it 

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Without a conscience, they destroy 

And that's a thing that they enjoy 

They're a sickness that's in all our minds 

They want to sink the ship and leave 

The way they laugh at you and me 

You know it happens all the time 

All in your mind 

All in your head 

Try to relate it 

All in your mind 

All in your head 

Try to escape it 

The rats in the cellar 

You know who you are... 

Or do you? 

Watching beginnings of social decay...