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Desert Plains
Judas Priest, Desert Plains
One interpretation is:
This song is about a dead lover who longs to be with his (or hers) living lover. The song is the message it sends the living to make it known there is an afterlife. With this knowledge, the lovers are no longer apart: knowing they will be together in the future, is like being in each other's arms already.
Regardless, here is a version without Rob Halford (it's OK without him)
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