Iron Maiden - Journeyman Lyrics






From the red sky of the east
To the sunset in the west
We have cheated death
And he has cheated us

But that was just a dream
And this is what it means
We are sleeping
And we'll dream for evermore

And the fragment remains of our memories
And the shadows we made with our hands
Deep grey, came to mourn
All the colours of the dawn
Will this journeyman's day be his last?

[Chorus:]
I know what I want
And I say what I want
And no one can take it away
I know what I want
And I say what I want
And no one can take it away

But the memory still remains
All the past years not so strange
Our winter times are like a silent shroud
And the heartbeat of the day
Drives the mist away
And winter's not the only dream around

In your life you may choose desolation
And the shadows you build with your hands
If you turn to the light
That is burning in the night
Then the journeyman's day has begun

[Repeat chorus, 5th verse, chorus]





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  1. j.... f....

    Reminds me of Cranberries. 'I Will Always'

  2. D.... ....

    This song hits me right in the feels. The accoustics are great, it was brilliant from them to do something different. Amazing song, under-rated

  3. L.... 6....

    I know what I want. I say what I want. And no one can take it away.

  4. J.... R....

    Fantastic song💕🤟love

  5. �.... �....

    why so shity quality

  6. a.... ....

    Listen to second chorus' second line @ 3:53 :

    I know what I want
    I'LL SAY WHAT I WANT!

    He sings it with even more determination.

  7. P.... O....

    In your life you may choose desolation
    And the shadows you build with your hands
    If you turn to the light
    That is burning in the night
    Then the journeyman's day has begun

  8. L.... B....

    One of Maiden's most underrated songs. IMO, one of their best. The album (Dance of Death) itself is underrated, yet a masterpiece. The two songs from the album that really stand out for me are Gates of Tomorrow and this epic ballad. I just don't get how some people like this song.

  9. A.... ....

    #freeCivvie

  10. G.... H....

    Civvie11 dungeoneers report in!

    G.... H....

    Yo kucu

    G.... H....

    Uncle Frank's a journeyman.

    G.... H....

    fucking /fit/izen reporting in

    G.... H....

    Nice fuckin' model!

    G.... H....

    Oh yea. I always thought dance of death was a single. Not a whole album

  11. C.... G....

    From the red sky of the east 
    To the sunset in the west 
    We have cheated death 
    And he has cheated us

    But that was just a dream 
    And this is what it means 
    We are sleeping
    And we'll dream for evermore

    And the fragment remains of our memories 
    And the shadows remain with our hands 
    Deep gray, came to mourn 
    All the colors of the dawn 
    Will this journeyman's day be his last?

    I know what I want 
    And I say what I want 
    And no one can take it away 
    I know what I want 
    And I say what I want 
    And no one can take it away

    But the memory still remains 
    All the past years not so strange 
    Our winter times are like a silent shroud 
    And the heartbeat of the day 
    Drives the mist away 
    And winter's not the only dream around

    In your life you may choose desolation 
    And the shadows you build with your hands 
    If you turn to the light 
    That is burning in the night 
    Then the journeyman's day has begun

    I know what I want 
    And I say what I want 
    And no one can take it away 
    I know what I want 
    And I say what I want 
    And no one can take it away

    In your life you may choose desolation 
    And the shadows you build with your hands 
    If you turn to the light 
    That is burning in the night 
    Then the journeyman's day has begun

    I know what I want 
    And I say what I want 
    And no one can take it away 
    I know what I want 
    And I say what I want 
    And no one can take it away

  12. D.... R....

    Great song. Up the irons! One of Bruce's legendary song's. Still love it!!

    D.... R....

    An adventure
    That brings us to reality and reminds us of
    Now.

  13. I.... ....

    spare your life and choose the destruction of time over yourself

  14. M.... A....

    la mejor cancion de iron maiden

  15. W.... ....

    Why does 1:00 sound like sims 4 music

  16. P.... ....

    Very bad sound quality

  17. C.... W....

    Oh how wonderfull it is untill the rude awakening of that bloody snare drum ! Seriously Maiden? I have been a fanatic follower of this band since I was in elementary school in the 80's. I was given this when it came out age 23 and God...what dissapointment. So much that I had to come here today in 2018 to be remembered what the songs were. So forgettable and badly produced.

    C.... W....

    Are you on fucking crack?

  18. e.... g....

    Jag gillar

  19. J.... H....

    Ok did anyone notice that woman left of Eddie fingering herself?

  20. J.... D....

    mARAVILHA ADORO ESTE SOM..

  21. I.... P....

    This song... 'Gives me the will to keep going every time I hear it.

    Edit: it will always be the "song of life" to me...

  22. M.... ....

    This song is so beautiful!

  23. S.... M....

    The chorus always gives me hope
    Thank you iron maiden

  24. e.... m....

    best maiden song ever

  25. T.... C....

    awesome.

  26. W.... M....

    who can dislike this work of art?

    W.... M....

    Popcorn With Diesel a loser who doesnt understand music

  27. N.... A....

    I die for this song n many songs

  28. A.... S....

    This is love for my soul ❤❤

  29. m.... m....

    How the fuck has this hardly got any views yet nothing else matters got millions ? This is beautiful for fuck sake ,Up the irons !!

  30. v.... v....

    too b e a u t y f u l l ❤️

  31. G.... K....

    I think this is the song Bruce wanted to do on Somewhere in Time

  32. C.... o....

    amo essa banda e músicas deles,sou super fã deles 😍

  33. N.... A....

    now I pretty sure that's the one song I lestining of this breliant band heavy metal

  34. N.... A....

    confidential it's the one song love this song more than any couse my remember of it

  35. s.... w....

    THIS EPIC MASTERPIECE played by the GODS OF HEAVY METAL ON ACCOUSTIC GUITARS, is so precious and gorgeous, that it will accompany me on the last journey I´ll ever make........

  36. W.... ....

    fuck you motherfock iron maiden e foda paqra caralho

  37. D.... G....

    just pure class

  38. T.... B....

    its about Jesus right!!??

    T.... B....

    it must be about antichrist

  39. N.... A....

    I remember first of maidens I lestin this song was in when Im not sure

  40. k.... ....

    muito amor por esse som......💚

  41. Y.... G....

    ❤❤❤❤

  42. X.... K....

    how old are you now?

  43. A.... G....

    Delightful ballad !!!

  44. M.... F....

    Esta cancion es increible! d verdad irons, lo consiguieron

    M.... F....

    Martu Funny que consiguieron??? 🤔

  45. j.... w....

    ......and he has cheated us,

  46. c.... a....

    Gracias Maiden, Gracias Bruce.

  47. K.... F....

    I see this album as the end of their golden age. I would be perfectly ok if this was the last song they ever did

    K.... F....

    It was SSOASS for me. Last good album.

    K.... F....

    You’re all wrong and possibly on crack

    K.... F....

    Brave New World was the end of Maiden as far as I’m concerned. Not many good songs after that.

    K.... F....

    their golden age starts in 2000 and continues... i think i'm the only one that believes that

    K.... F....

    @Nike870 You aren't.

  48. N.... ....

    who the fuck is cutting onions :'[[

  49. P.... C....

    epico.....sobretodo la intro.....grande maiden......

    P.... C....

    y u no ablo english?

  50. N.... M....

    Aí am my love love music

  51. s.... ....

    No one can take it awayyyyy

    s.... ....

    seldomsceen I’m a rocker

    s.... ....

    seldomsceen NO ONE ever will....

  52. N.... A....

    maiden yeppi yap

  53. v.... v....

    fucking perfect song :')

  54. J.... J....

    Five fucking imbeciles who have no idea what a brilliant fucking rock anthem this epic is.

    J.... J....

    Wellguys, at the time of writing this it's now 12 tit nibbling imbeciles but at least they are showing what knob heads they really are. Why listen to a classic rock track like this and then say they don't like it? Knob heads.

    J.... J....

    Now 16 tit nibbling knob headed imbeciles

    J.... J....

    Or maybe they protest against the fact that the person who posted this video does not own it ^^

    J.... J....

    Oh shit, we now have 23 tit nibbling imbeciles at 11/08/17!

    J.... J....

    Someone got 2 of them just 21 left.

  55. P.... K....

    The killer
    music band rocks everything it promises to perform.

  56. N.... A....

    thats true moody t u wants help

  57. H.... T....

    All we are is dust in the wind

    H.... T....

    Joe Manzella another brick in the wall...

    H.... T....

    chemtrails in the air ...

    H.... T....

    No I m sweet child in time

    H.... T....

    all of the above .....But better...

  58. V.... N....

    Tailsman Clansman Journeyman :D my fav songs :D

    V.... N....

    Radek Pawluk if we live for a hundred years amigos no more tears 🎶🎶

    V.... N....

    All the manly man songs

    V.... N....

    @chiggen nucket what if you´r a woman ??? Because I love them too...

    V.... N....

    susanne williamsson I’m female

    V.... N....

    @chiggen nucket terrific there´s two of us loving the songs..........cheers..

  59. N.... A....

    I iron maiden guy

    N.... A....

    u mean "I'm iron maiden's guy"

    N.... A....

    it might be "I'm an Iron Maiden guy"

  60. J.... P....

    Woow thisi is fucking beautiful. I can't stop listening to this perfect song. :')

  61. M.... C....

    You're my boy, blue!

  62. L.... L....

    Want this text as a tattoo.. :)

  63. H.... A....

    So fucking perfect

  64. T.... ....

    Iron maiden is better in this genre than in metal.. I almost want an acustic rock album from them... this is beautifull

    T.... ....

    We almost got one back in 86.

    T.... ....

    I would love an acoustic album, maybe do an album were half is acoustic and the other half normal Maiden. Kind of like what foo fighters did on the album In your honor.

    T.... ....

    Completely agree. This track brings out the deeper spirit of the band.

  65. i.... a....

    Wspaniały utwór, Iron maiden wyjątowy sposo prowadzi gitarowe sentencje. Majstersztyk. 

  66. o.... e....

    better. 

  67. A.... A....

    so damn close to "Dust In The Wind" from Kansas

    A.... A....

    There is a bit of a nod to it in the initial guitar picking, but I think that is intentional. 

  68. K.... J....

    My favourite music too

    K.... J....

    Ja nem'li ja

  69. E.... E....

    simply beutiful

  70. R.... B....

    My favorite music 

  71. p.... ....

    Jeden jjedyny kawałek tego zespołu jest zajebisty

    p.... ....

    Jeden jedyny? Udał Ci się ten żart, nie ma co ;) 

  72. A.... L....

    Great song but ... OMFGGG What a cover ? 

    A.... L....

    I think that lot of people don't know waht iron maiden mean across this cover (sry for my english i'm french)

  73. A.... A....

    the number of the beast in likes...lol

  74. D.... P....

    im not saying its bad but i think its electric version is better

  75. A.... R....

    Its like a second part of Prodigal Son

  76. J.... A....

    A very good song to remind everyone that they have to live the way the want and not how others tell them to do so...

  77. C.... C....

    No hay un calificativo para esta música

  78. m.... ....

    Seventh son of a deventh sin is a very very good album that kept the band together and gave them purpose in the late 80s.

  79. M.... S....

    Amazing. I <3 Iron Maiden

  80. g.... r....

    This song is amazing.

  81. B.... ....

    I love your's.

  82. V.... D....

    i will not cry ಠ_ಠ
    i will not cry ಠ_ಠ
    forget it ಥ_ಥ

  83. M.... C....

    ugh I am with you. I hate Avenged Sevenfold with the deepest passion imaginable. Words cant describe my deep hatred for them.

  84. L.... T....

    I thought the opposite.In general,this album was great.I know,it's not half of "the number of the beast" or " brave new world",but I think this was better than Seventh Son on a Seventh Son.

  85. a.... u....

    inci caps was here

  86. M.... ....

    i hate your profile picture

  87. M.... ....

    so true my friend

  88. D.... ....

    lol it's about a journeyman, not about uhh depression? Geez u are a bieber fan, geez kill urself geez geez.... geez...

  89. P.... C....

    esta vien chida esta rola

  90. J.... ....

    oh, really good argument :))

  91. K.... F....

    I agree

  92. K.... F....

    one of the best maiden songs in my opinion the clarivoyant is the best

  93. J.... ....

    Yeah, that picture is really weird

  94. M.... ....

    a so ugly picture for a so beautiful song

  95. E.... D....

    Jaja fucking idiot

  96. s.... ....

    UP THE IRONS!!!!!!

  97. w.... ....

    the cover should have been > a bigger Grim-Eddie standing in the middle of a fire circle
    that would have made for a better album cover IMHO . . .

  98. f.... ....

    Yes, this is acutally quite a shit album cover, but Iron Maiden has my very favourite album cover also-->Powerslave

    f.... ....

    To be fair to the band, Dance of Death is the ONLY Maiden cover I can think of that isn't amazing.

    f.... ....

    The reason it is shit is because they used an unfinished version of the cover

  99. M.... R....

    best @ its best...

  100. S.... J....

    If this song is 'Emo'. You really got your panties in a bunch brah, better go live a little and look up 'Inspiration' in a dictionary. Need help with that too brah? Try google! Works wonders for idiots like you! xD