The Prisoner

Album: The Number Of The Beast (1982)
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    Who are you?
    The new number two
    Who is number one?
    You are number six
    I am not a number, I am a free man!

    I'm on the run, I kill to eat
    I'm starving now, feelin' dead on my feet
    Goin' all the way, I'm nature's beast
    Do what I want and do as I please

    Run, fight to breathe, it's tough
    Now you see me, now you don't
    Break the walls, I'm comin' out

    Not a prisoner, I'm a free man
    And my blood is my own now
    Don't care where the past was
    I know where I'm going out

    If you kill me, it's self defense
    if I kill you then I call it vengeance
    Spit in your eye I will defy
    You'll be afraid when I call out your name

    Run, fight to breathe, it's gonna be tough
    Now you see me, now you don't
    Break the walls, I'm comin' out

    Not a prisoner, I'm a free man
    And my blood is my own now
    Don't care where the past was
    I know where I'm going

    I'm not a number, I'm a free man
    Live my life where I want to
    You'd better scratch me from your black book
    'Cause I'll run rings around you

    Not a prisoner, I'm a free man
    And my blood is my own now
    Don't care where the past was
    I know where I'm going

    I'm not a number, I'm a free man
    Live my life where I want to
    You'd better scratch me from your black book
    'Cause I'll run rings around you

    Not a prisoner, I'm a free man
    And my blood is my own now
    Don't care where the past was
    I know where I'm going Writer/s: Adrian Frederick Smith, Stephen Percy Harris
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Grant from AustraliaAwesome song and great guitar solos, always one of my favourites. The intro was taken from the episode "Hammer into Anvil", you can look it up on Youtube.
  • Rachel from Lodi, NjI.LOVE.THIS.SONG. point. blank period. And it is even better live. Something about singing out I'm a free man!! with twenty thousand other people. It is good for the soul.
  • Luke from Manchester, United KingdomA great contrast to Frank Herbert, author of Dune who's agent - when told Iron Maiden wanted to write a song about his book - said:
    "No. Because Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially rock bands like Iron Maiden.".
  • Ray from Lodi, NjIron Maiden reintroduced this into their set for their 2012 Maiden England tour.
  • Stefan from Wien, AustriaBy hook or by crook, we will get it!
  • Cads from London, EnglandLast played in Switzerland on 6th September 1991.
    Would have been most welcome in the recent 'Early Days' tour 2005.
  • Keith from Slc, UtThere's more to the story . . .but . . .

    That would be telling.

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