Iron Maiden (83,34 %)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (86,91 %)
In collection
Released: 1988-04-11
Type: Studio
Type: Studio
Ranking:
Artist:
3
Year (1988):
2
Decade (1980's):
23
Overall:
130
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1.
Moonchild
 05:41
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2.
Infinite Dreams
 06:09
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3.
Can I Play with Madness
 03:31
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4.
The Evil That Men Do
04:34
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5.
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
09:54
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6.
The Prophecy
 05:06
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7.
The Clairvoyant
04:27
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8.
Only the Good Die Young
04:41
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Album length:
44:03
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Lyrics |
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1.
Moonchild
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Seven deadly sins Seven ways to win Seven holy paths to hell And your trip begins Seven downward slopes Seven bloodied hopes Seven are your burning fires Seven your desires I am he, the bornless one The fallen angel watching you Babylon, the scarlet whore I'll infiltrate your gratitude Don't you dare to save your son Kill him now and save the young ones Be the mother of a birth strangled babe Be the devils own, Lucifer's my name Moonchild, hear the mandrake scream Moonchild, open the seventh seal I count the heads of those unborn The accursed ones I'll find them all And if you die by your own hand As a suicide you shall be damned And if you try to save your soul I will torment you, you shall not grow old With every second and passing breath You'll be so alone your soul will bleed to death Moonchild, hear the mandrake scream Moonchild, open the seventh seal Moonchild, you'll be mine soon, child Moonchild, take my hand tonight The twins they are exhausted, seven is this night Gemini is rising and the red lips kiss to bite Seven angels, seven demons battle for his soul When Gabriel lies sleeping, this child was born to die One more dies, one more lives One baby cries, one mother grieves For all the sins you will commit You'll beg forgiveness and none I'll give A web of fear shall be your coat To clothe you in the night A lucky escape for you, young man But I see you damned in endless night Moonchild, hear the mandrake scream Moonchild, open the seventh seal Moonchild, you'll be mine soon, child Moonchild, take my hand tonight |
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2.
Infinite Dreams
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Infinite dreams, I can't deny them Infinity is hard to comprehend I couldn't hear those screams Even in my wildest dreams Suffocation waking in a sweat Scared to fall asleep again In case the dream begins again Someone chasing I cannot move Standing rigid, a nightmare's statue What a dream when will it end And will I transcend Restless sleep the minds in turmoil One nightmare ends, another fertile It's getting to me, so scared to sleep But scared to wake now, in too deep Even thought it's reached new heights I rather like the restless nights It makes me wonder, makes me think There's more to this I'm on the brink It's not the fear of what's beyond It's just that I might not respond I have an interest, almost craving Would I like to get too far in? It can't all be coincidence Too many things are evident You tell me you're an unbeliever Spiritualists? Well me, I'm neither Wouldn't you like to know the truth What's out there to have the proof And find out just which side you're on Where would you end in Heaven or in Hell? Help me, help me to find my true self without seeing the future Save me, save me from fortuning myself even within my dreams There's got to be just more to it than this Or tell me why do we exist I'd like to think that when I die I'd get a chance another time And to return and live again Reincarnate, play the game Again and again and again and again |
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3.
Can I Play with Madness
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Can I play with madness Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me a sense of wonder To know I can be me Give me the strength to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and he laughed at me Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie, don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for your mischief In this world or the next And then he fixed me with a freezing glance And the hell fires raged in his eyes He said do you want to know the truth son I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and he laughed at me Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see |
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4.
The Evil That Men Do
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Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with the slaughter of innocence And will pray for her I will call her name out loud I would bleed for her If only I could see her now Living on a razor's edge Balancing on a ledge Living on a razor's edge The evil that men do lives on and on The evil that men do lives on and on Circle of fire, my baptism of joy at an end it seems The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me And I will pray for you Some day I may return Don't you cry for me Beyond is where I learn Living on a razor's edge Balancing on a ledge Living on a razor's edge The evil that men do lives on and on The evil that men do lives on and on |
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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
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Here they stand, brothers them all All the sons, divided they'd fall Here await the birth of the son The seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one Here the birth from the unbroken line Born the healer, the seventh, his time Unknowingly blessed and as his life unfolds Slowly unveiling the power he holds Seventh son of a seventh son Seventh son of a seventh son Seventh son of a seventh son Seventh son of a seventh son Then they watch the progress he makes The Good and the evil, which path will he take Both of them trying to manipulate The use of his powers before it's too late Seventh son of a seventh son Seventh son of a seventh son Seventh son of a seventh son Seventh son of a seventh son Today is born the seventh one Born of woman, the seventh son And he in turn of a seventh son He has the power to heal He has the gift of the second sight He is the chosen one So it shall be written So it shall be done |
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The Prophecy
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Now that I know that the right time has come My prediction will surely be true The impending disaster it looms And the whole of the village is doomed Why won't you listen to me Is it so hard to understand That I am the real seventh son Your life or death on me depends Suffering and pain, impending disaster Souls crying, the devil's laughter I heard the cry of the seventh whistlers Lucifer smiles, looks on and waits I'll take your life in my hands Your fate, your fortune's in my visions Heed what I say and you'll see what will be Please listen to me Now that they see the disaster is done Now they put all the blame unto me They feel I brought on a curse Don't they know that the torment, it stays With me knowing that I walk alone Through the eyes of the future I see They don't even know what fear is Don't they know I'm the one who is cursed Purgatory beckons, souls lost forever Life after death or heaven hereafter Heard the call of the seven whistlers again Now Lucifer laughs, hell awaits I had their lives in my hands Their fates, their fortunes in my visions No one believed in my true prophecy And now it's too late |
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The Clairvoyant
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Feel the sweat break on my brow Is it me or is it shadows that are dancing on the walls Is this a dream or is it now Is this a vision or normality I see before my eyes I wonder why, I wonder how That it seems that the power's getting stronger every day I feel a strength, an inner fire But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore There's a time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live, but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying Just by looking through your eyes He could see the future penetrating right in through your mind See the truth and see your lies But for all his power, couldn't foresee his own demise There's time to live and a time to die When it's time to meet the maker There's a time to live, but isn't it strange That as soon as you're born you're dying I'll be reborn again |
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8.
Only the Good Die Young
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The demon in your mind will rape you in your bed at night The wisdom of ages, the lies and outrages concealed Time it waits for no man My future, it is revealed Time it waits for no man My fate is sealed If I cancel tomorrow the undead will thank me today Fly in the face of the prophets, I mock your morality plays The moon is red and bleeding The sun is burned and black The book of life is silent No turning back Only the good die young, all the evil seem to live forever Only the good die young, all the evil seem to live forever Only the good die young Only the good die young Mystery madman, a victim of cruel charade Some innocent pawn in an end game, one more stalemate Is death another birthday A way to kiss your dreams goodbye Do the undead live within us And look through our eyes Walking on water, are miracles all you can trust Measure your coffin, does is measure up to your lust So I think I'll leave you With your bishops and your guilt So until the next time Have a good sin Only the good die young, all the evil seem to live forever Only the good die young, all the evil seem to live forever Only the good die young Only the good die young Seven deadly sins Seven ways to win Seven holy paths to hell Seven downward slopes Seven bloodied hopes Seven are your burning fires Seven your desires |