Age of Innocence

Album: Dance of Death (2003)
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  • Written by Steve Harris and Dave Murray, this song is a response to outrage in the United Kingdom when the official figures of the crime rate were supposedly decreasing as compared to the last century, although other more independent surveys seemed to show the contrary. >>>
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    Ryan - Bethany, OK

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  • Will The Thrill from United States*Iron Maiden should have submitted "Age of Innocence....How Old" the hidden b-side for Red Nose Day. Imagine the artwork of Eddie with a Red Nose. It would have raised a lot of money in 2003.
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