Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness? Lyrics






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

[Chorus]
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 at me and laughed at me (ha ha) He said:
Can I play with madness?
He said you're blind, too blind to see

Said you're 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 this mischief
In this world or the next
Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance
And the hell fires raged in his eyes
He said you wanna know the truth son?
Lord, I'll tell you the truth
Your soul's gonna burn in a lake of fire

[Chorus]

Listen to me, said the prophet

[Chorus]

Can I play with madness?





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  1. R.... S....

    Me amorro nesse clipe 🇧🇷🇧🇷

  2. j.... ....

    Such a banger, some of Bruce's finest work.

  3. G.... B....

    Georg Biermann

  4. S.... J....

    This video is getting far too silly.

  5. d.... ....

    The song that I learn Iron Maiden

  6. L.... C....

    I HAVE TO HEAR IT VERYYYY LOOUUUUUD 😍😍😍😍😍😍 AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. Greetings from germany. 🤟🏼

  7. A.... M....

    can I play with deez nuts!!

  8. P.... M....

    0:47 that kid is my dad lol

    P.... M....

    Really?

    P.... M....

    @Vinícius Rodrigues yup and now he's 44

    P.... M....

    He's the guitarist of the band bloomfield avenue if you want to check them out

  9. M.... M....

    this was when Bruce was offered the lead singing job with the band madness

  10. i.... t....

    Is that Coventry cathedral?

  11. N.... T....

    🤘🏻

  12. C.... B....

    Can i play bagness

  13. M.... C....

    6th January 2020

  14. K.... D....

    Proper reminiscing tonight. The good times! Growing up in the 80s with a house full of music lovers - 3 siblings all with different tastes. Lucky lucky me! 💓💓 💙💫

  15. n.... K....

    Can I play with matches...

  16. s.... b....

    Someone listening in 2020?

    s.... b....

    @smokeasac beach me

  17. i.... s....

    colll see o

  18. d.... ....

    Love the cameo from the Green Anole lizard lol. My first pet lizard for a lot of people...

  19. C.... H....

    What did Bruce Dickinson say when his mates finished drinking?

    CAN I DRINK THIS MAGNERS!?

  20. D.... S....

    “Bring outch yer dead”!

  21. S.... ....

    Good to see Bruces old man in this video.

  22. e.... w....

    when im playing this, my whole family listen too

    e.... w....

    When im playing this my whole country listen too

  23. A.... R....

    Can't believe they got 2019 Julian Assange for a 1988 clip

  24. k.... ....

    Is this shot in Wales? I went to a place very similar a few years back

  25. D.... D....

    Luv this song n video

  26. J.... A....

    I remember watching this in the eighties.

  27. v.... v....

    This song is the only bad song of SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON

  28. R.... S....

    Me amarro nesse clip...

  29. L.... ....

    0:07 oh my good, i am jump my bed hahah

  30. l.... j....

    RIGHT STOP THAT ! it's silly Now, I've noticed a tendency for this music video to get rather silly. Now I do my best to keep things moving along, but I'm not having things getting silly. Now, nobody likes a good laugh more than I do... except perhaps my wife and some of her friends... oh yes and Captain Johnston. Come to think of it most people likes a good laugh more than I do. But that's beside the point. i'm warning this music video right now not to get silly

  31. T.... H....

    The late great Graham Chapman 😍😢

  32. J.... ....

    This is the first Maiden song I ever heard when I was a kid. Changed my life.

    J.... ....

    Took you through the Path of Good

  33. R.... P....

    All matter is held together by magnetism. Before I am attacked I am speaking in simplistic terms to explain something far more complex.

    A great example is why I can put my hand into a bucket of water and "touch" the bottom of the bucket. Now freeze the water in the bucket and all you can "touch" is the top of the ice. The atoms are closer together in the frozen water so they are more attracted to each other.

    We never feel anything, all we feel is the repulsion from magnetic fields.

    Note: This is clearly a dumbed down simplistic description so no need to reply telling me what I already explained.

  34. C.... M....

    Great song, not so great video, it reminds me of Bonnie Tyler's Total eclipse of the heart.

  35. R.... R....

    Dedicado a los que no les gusta el metal ni Iron Maiden....

  36. R.... R....

    Que bacán el video

  37. Q.... ....

    This is Madness!

  38. J.... J....

    We had to stop playing this song when my son was young because he would say "Can I play with my ass!"

    J.... J....

    The first sign that he is going to like it in the ass when he's older 😂

  39. C.... C....

    Am I the only one who finds this pure garbage? What is this crap, Michael Jackson mixed with Madonna plus Lionel Richie?

    Fact, IMO, after Clive Burr, they have done very little ...

  40. M.... V....

    Igor Made it

  41. A.... L....

    Uma das melhores músicas do Iron

  42. R.... ....

    Xoxoxooxoxo This is one of the songs honored in the game Outlive Brazilian production the secret codes to be invincible. Was the creator of the game a fan? Even at the São Paulo concert 10/10/2019 it was my whole family including my 6 year old daughter who celebrated her birthday listening to the best songs.

  43. T.... S....

    ❤🇵🇭🤘😍 flash back 2019

  44. G.... F....

    Questo luogo: abbazia di San Galgano (Italia)
    This place:San Galgano abbey (Italy)

  45. J.... L....

    My friend told me that he didn't like Iron Maiden.
    He is no longer my friend

  46. S.... ....

    This song is actually about Iron Maiden's desire to do a show with fellow British band "Madness" who had a string of hits such as "Our House," "It Must Be Love," and "Wings of a Dove."

  47. L.... A....

    Es mi favorita

  48. F.... M....

    me gustarìa ver una figura de Eddie matando el regguaeton, algo asi como matando a Maluma

  49. t.... ....

    2:25 The Geico Gecko's first job in showbiz. It was a walk-on really - he was very young.

    t.... ....

    LOL I only just got that though anyone outside the U.S. probably wont.

  50. A.... L....

    Maravilha do mundo

  51. C.... R....

    Trap is thrash

  52. C.... R....

    This is real music not like bad bunny

  53. C.... C....

    At 3:18 I got thumbnails links over this video, it's about 20 seconds until the end with footage interference !!!!!!!!!!!! How to stop this ???????

  54. J.... B....

    Yo no conocia esta cancion, vine por Shauntrack xD

  55. H.... B....

    Parece kiss ajajaj

  56. S.... P....

    Can I play with madness?
    Hell,I live with madness everyday!!

  57. k.... ....

    Ever since I found out that this was originally conceived by Adrian Smith as "On the Wings of Eagles", I have been unable to feel satisfied with this version of the song, as every time the chorus rolls around, you can hear how perfectly those words fit with the music. Someday, someone should sing the original lyrics over the music. And by someone meaning Adrian Smith or Bruce Dickinson.

  58. B.... B....

    I love your song❤️

  59. B.... ....

    This very clip was my intro into Metal ... 10 seconds in and I was a lifelong fan.

  60. A.... H....

    Best 👏👏💪👍

  61. f.... o....

    Can I play with matches

  62. M.... K....

    I love the symbolism of the infant ripped from the womb, or in the womb, on the cover art. You go girl. Drop that zero and get you a hero. It's your god given right to choose.

  63. W.... G....

    UP THE IRONS!!!

  64. �.... �....

    Is this the English version of the song "Give heat!" Russian group "Aria"?

  65. p.... e....

    my art projects at school was iron maiden covers

  66. F.... E....

    Band: Iron Maiden
    Song: Can I Play With Madness
    Album: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
    Year: 1988
    Origin: London, England
    Genre: Heavy Metal

    F.... E....

    i think we all knew what band this was

    F.... E....

    WE ALL FUCKING KNEW ALL OF THIS

  67. F.... E....

    Maiden fan here since 1985. They still are my favorite band even now at age 45. Seen 'em live five times. And I like all their albums actually. Some better than others of course. But as regards the song "Can I Play With Madness", I've always felt that it is the most mainstream and radio-friendly song they have ever written. If any of their songs could have been a "radio hit" on the FM stations back in the days of 1988, THIS SONG would have been the one. For the record though, my favorite song off the 'Seventh Son' album is "The Evil That Men Do".
    👺LegacyOfTheBeast2019👺

  68. C.... B....

    Black guy creampie yo dawter she get tricked by the jevvs media, popular racemixing

  69. G.... A....

    Who the fuck don't like this video, up the irons \m/

  70. m.... k....

    6,666,666 view

  71. J.... S....

    The beeeest Ones

  72. J.... 9....

    3:15 👌

  73. D.... L....

    I've got a fever.... And the only prescription... Is more cowbell!

  74. A.... ....

    Used to be a great video. Easy to find. This video is lame. OP and ruined it

  75. T.... E....

    No, Bruce...Madness has more of an 80s Ska/Punk sound popular with non-racist Skin'eads.

  76. P.... O....

    Just came here to see the last performance of Graham Chapman. Loved it

  77. F.... L....

    But he's just a 'ead.

  78. p.... g....

    Hey that's the Benny Hill guy! That video came out during a time when everything was emanating in optimism. It's gone and things will never be as good as it was then.

  79. o.... ....

    I love iron maiden

  80. l.... l....

    People actually listen to this shit...

  81. S.... K....

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

  82. B.... J....

    The song makes me feel melancholy when you consider Graham Chapman's fate and the fact that it ends with him lost, exploring a tomb. "You're too blind to see", as if he's lost to the world and he'll never find his way out.


    The symbolism definitely wasn't intended, but it creates such a powerful emotional impact on me. The world needs someone like Chapman again

  83. c.... ....

    Fuck iron maiden they are the music of evil! To listen is to give up your soul!

  84. J.... B....

    RIP Graham Chapman

  85. A.... P....

    Bruce in the second verse is some of the best singing he's ever done

  86. M.... T....

    8/29/19 AC/DC BROUGHT ME HERE NEXT KISS ENJOY !

  87. A.... B....

    Is this Cashel?

  88. E.... W....

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✋ UP THE IRONS ✋ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  89. a.... ....

    Tintern abbey , ) must have been rockfield studios Monmouth ..

  90. S.... T....

    Eddy's world!

  91. j.... c....

    heavy metal atope

  92. �.... ....

    警備員がセックス当番だ

  93. m.... B....

    Puedo jugar con la locura?

  94. K.... ....

    IRON PYTHON!

  95. K.... H....

    Going to see them TONIGHT in Tinley Park with the boys
    UP THE IRONS

  96. W.... J....

    Bruce Dickinson wants more cowbell.

  97. M.... J....

    What does Eddie in the "Life" fridge at the end mean ?! Debate is open

  98. O.... O....

    obra maestra, eternos.

  99. R.... R....

    Oh god I'm old after seeing this. Still a killer song

  100. M.... B....

    I board 5 planes for 19,000 miles beginning Sept. 11, 2019. Give me the strength to hold up my head and spit in their face. All terrorists must die. I'll have a beer after I hogtie anyone and everyone who wants to hurt anyone. Never forget!