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The Educated Fool

Iron Maiden

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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Iron Maiden

Stimme und Gesang

Steve Harris

Bassgitarre

Nicko McBrain

Schlagzeug

Michael Kenney

Tasteninstrumente

Dave Murray

Gitarre

Janick Gers

Gitarre

Blaze Bayley

Stimme und Gesang

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Steve Harris

Songwriter:in

PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK

Steve Harris

Produzent:in

Nigel Green

Mischtechniker:in

Ade Emsley

Mastering-Ingenieur:in

Tony Newton

Mastering-Ingenieur:in

Les Lambert

Produzent:in

Simon Heyworth

Mastering-Ingenieur:in

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm an educated fool

So I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do

About this awkward situation

That's been forced down right upon me

[Verse 2]

As I'm walking down into

On my own into the valley of life

Got a lifetime of experience

Yeah, I've got so much to give

[Verse 3]

Open the page at chapter one

Could this just be that life's just begun?

Forever within your darker thoughts

Reflecting on everything you've been taught

[Verse 4]

Never felt this way before

Seems that somebody's just opened the door

To the book of life... or is it death

Is there ever any way out?

[Verse 5]

Someone's looking down on me

To the very inner core of my soul

They won't tell me what they see

But I really want to know

[Verse 6]

I want to live my life on my own

I want to lift the unturned stone

I want to walk right into the fire

I want to live out all my desires

[Verse 7]

I want to go and see the fire burn

I want to see and feel my world turn

I want to know what more there's to learn

I want to pass the point of no return

[Verse 8]

Do you really wanna be

Just another one statistic or feel

That you really should aspire

That you really do deserve more

[Verse 9]

Do you ever really feel

That you have so much potential inside

What you really have to give

Could be realised much more

[Verse 10]

I want to live my life on my own

I want to lift the unturned stone

I want to walk right into the fire

I want to live out all my desires

[Verse 11]

I want to go and see the fire burn

I want to see and feel my world turn

I want to know what more there's to learn

I want to pass the point of no return

[Verse 12]

Time will flow

And I will follow

Time will go

But I will follow

[Verse 13]

Time will flow

And I will follow

Time will go

But I will follow

[Verse 14]

I want to feel what life's like respond

I want to meet my father beyond

I want to walk right into the light

I want to feel no fear but delight

[Verse 15]

I want to live my life on my own

I want to lift the unturned stone

I want to walk right into the fire

I want to live out all my desires

[Verse 16]

Time will flow

And I will follow

Time will go

But I will follow

[Verse 17]

Time will flow

And I will follow

Time will go

But I will follow

[Verse 18]

Time will go

And I will follow

Time will go

But I will follow

[Verse 19]

The educated fool

Written by: Steve Harris

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