Iron Maiden - Sun And Steel Lyrics






Well, you killed your first man at 13
Killer instinct, Animal supreme
By 16 you had learned to fight
The way of the warrior, you took it as your right

Sunlight, falling on your steel
Death in life is your ideal
Life is like a wheel

Sunlight, falling on your steel
Death in life is your ideal
Life is like a wheel

Through earth and water, fire and wind
You came at last - nothing was the end
Make a cut by fire and stones
Take you and your blade and break you both
In two - break you both in two

Sunlight, falling on your steel
Death in life is your ideal
Life is like a wheel

Sunlight, falling on your steel
Death in life is your ideal
Life is like a wheel rolling on and on

Sunlight, falling on your steel
Death in life is your ideal
Life is like a wheel

Sunlight, falling on your steel
Death in life is your ideal
Life is like a wheel

Sunlight, falling on your steel
Death in life is your ideal
Life is like a wheel

Sunlight, falling on your steel
Death in life is your ideal
Life is like a wheel
And it's rolling still





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  1. I.... ....

    Jackass

  2. b.... ....

    This really should have been a hit.. better than Flight of Icarus I think

  3. W.... F....

    This should be the theme for Sekiro

  4. S.... A....

    It seems Steve Harris is a voracious reader...much of his songs are based on epic novels, poems and history. Their lyrics and the music never disappoints.

  5. R.... ....

    why so i feel like i can fight off ninjas while listening to this

  6. D.... F....

    I really dont like Maiden, but this track has the most powerful chorus

  7. b.... 5....

    Great opening lyric you killed your first man at 13

  8. J.... R....

    Bruce's vocals are amazing on this track!!!

  9. T.... S....

    Best brand of all time,nothing more to say about them

    T.... S....

    you mean band

  10. J.... s....

    sunlight falling on your steel ..........life is like a wheel....and its rolling steel!

  11. B.... N....

    maybe this song should be called "sunlight, falling on your steel steel" because this is what bruce is saying in the chorus.

    B.... N....

    So The Trooper should be called Woooooooo ooo o o, because he says Woooooooo ooo o o in the chorus? I don't get your point.

  12. B.... N....

    This is my 3rd favorite album by Iron Maiden & this song is probably my favorite one from this album & it's the song that ALWAYS sticks in my head & it sticks & sticks & sticks & sticks.......well you get the picture.

  13. N.... O....

    they better start to perform these great songs.....up the irons!

  14. a.... k....

    This song, especially the part before the solo, sounds very... bold.

  15. J.... s....

    Take you and your blade....break ya both in two! With Steve Harris bass

  16. c.... ....

    Lost classic

  17. m.... ....

    Listening to this while drinking the new iron maiden sun and Steel larger

    m.... ....

    Yep. Just picked up a can from the store and am listening as I crack it open

  18. C.... S....

    So much power.So much anger in this song. I just love it. Makes me wanna punch my boss :-D

  19. G.... M....

    Best song in the album

  20. �.... �....

    great solos...as usual

  21. F.... P....

    00:35 Mc Brain

  22. j.... d....

    Love Sun and Steel....seen these guys 1986....Allentown Fairgrounds. ..Allentown, Pa.....Awesomeness.

  23. C.... P....

    Sun and Steel, flight of Icarus.... Yukio Mishima?

    C.... P....

    What does Yukio Mishima have something to do with this song?

    C.... P....

    @筑前守 the title and the meaning. The idea of force and of death. "Sunlight, falling on your steel,
    Death in life is your ideal"

  24. g.... ....

    Life is like a wheel. Conan The Barbarian

  25. M.... W....

    From "Piece Of Mind" 👹

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

    Always dug the harmonies to Sun And Steel...and Steve's bass shreds✊

  27. P.... S....

    Iron maiden had reached their prime. And they were one of the best live bands at the time which almost sounded like studio.

  28. W.... M....

    Best maiden song ever🤘

  29. D.... a....

    This song is so underrated. It's way better than some of their famous songs

    D.... a....

    It was the precursor to Run to the Hills and every bit as good.

    D.... a....

    Ben Percy i thought run to the hills came out a year before?

    D.... a....

    Well yes, of course. I have my timeline mixed up. Ignore my stupidity! Still, wicked tune and yes very underrated.

    D.... a....

    its 10000 times better than wasted years

    D.... a....

    @La ra You blasphemer!!! LOL!!!... Wasted Years and its video are awesome. Still, Sun and Steel is a great and underrated tune.

  30. B.... ....

    666th like.

    B.... ....

    blessings of dark lord upon thee

  31. S.... M....

    49 I remember listening to this over and over

  32. J.... S....

    Fuck yes!!!!!!

  33. N.... M....

    Yup best maiden song ever outstandingly good 🤘

  34. A.... S....

    Um it's Piece of mind and no Powerslave

  35. D.... ....

    MetalForThePeople In case you have forgotten (and you have), the song is from the "Piece of Mind" album, *NOT* "Powerslave".

  36. D.... ....

    Up the Irons from the Lone Star State!

    D.... ....

    DEthe5150, I'm from Texas too, Corpus Christi to be exact!

    D.... ....

    no one cares

  37. S.... T....

    As I listened to this song a thought came to me:  What would it sound like if it was sung by Paul Dianno?  Not knowing the answer may torment me, just a little.

  38. W.... M....

    🤘 best maiden song ever🤘

  39. l.... b....

    working at a machine shop today down by the launch pad here in Florida .tapping new threads for a new bigger heavier bolt to hold the altinater onto the engine block.Honda v-6. in the Florida Sun working in the sun on steel

  40. S.... D....

    Ma non è POWERSLAVE è PIECE OF MIND

  41. W.... M....

    My all time favorite maiden tune \m/ those 3 thumbs can lick a sack.

  42. G.... R....

    horrifying

    G.... R....

    Grigori Rasputin89 what is

    G.... R....

    hello yes his mom's box is

  43. s.... ....

    ROCK on

  44. T.... c....

    J'adore cette musique

  45. S.... s....

    Up the irons from Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil!!!

  46. J.... H....

    Life is like a wheel sounds like something Dio would say

    J.... H....

    Dio was Also Awesome

    J.... H....

    "They say that life's a carousel,
    spinning fast you gotta ride it well."

    "I'm a wheel, I'm a wheel,
    I can roll I can feel"

    "Truth is just a circle, spinning 'round 'till it's meets the lies,
    then dies."

    All of these are Dio lyrics that resemble what you said, so yeah, you're right

    J.... H....

    @Sergej Miladinovic "Life's a never ending wheel" - Holy Diver

    "Running into nowhere, turning like wheel" - Sacred Heart

    J.... H....

    James Henri I thought this was about Dio Brando but it still works

    J.... H....

    But life's not a wheel, with chains made of steel

  47. R.... R....

    I steal don't understand if this song is about conan the barbarian or miyamoto musashy

    R.... R....

    Ronli Rotem ..probably both.. that first Conan movie had alot of eastern influence in it, life being like a wheel of suffering

    R.... R....

    It's about Musashi

  48. i.... m....

    A good war song

  49. s.... ....

    This is the best song of this album.

  50. d.... r....

    killer album always !

  51. G.... M....

    Shinmen Takezō aka Miyamoto Musashi 1584 – June 13, 1645, The greatest swordsman under the sun!

  52. J.... ....

    one person diddnt kill his first man at 13

    J.... ....

    Musashi certainly did. An up himself samurai published a challange to anyone in the town who would take it. He took it, his father tried to get him out of it due to his age and a deal was made but Musashi turned up anyway and won the duel killing the other guy.

    J.... ....

    SingaporeTrackLizard wow... the joke went completely over you head... kind of like musashis blade wouldn't have..

    J.... ....

    @SingaporeTrackLizard Wicked! I never read up on Musashi, sounds like I have some homework to do! Wow, and here I thought the song sounded like a Conan-like character....

    J.... ....

    @Jacobm2002 You kissed your first man at 13

  53. A.... F....

    Musashi!

  54. c.... s....

    I got the mudbutt.

  55. M.... V....

    Up the Irons in Los Angeles!!!

  56. A.... ....

    I have to tell you something : the album wasn't "powerslave", but "piece of mind".

    A.... ....

    Omg I can't believe what I'm seeing..... SOMEONE ACTUALLY READS THE DESCRIPTION

    A.... ....

    That was three years ago. We live in a less enlightened time!

    A.... ....

    nobody cares

    A.... ....

    @Memo spotify kids don't but not everyone is a spotify kid

    A.... ....

    @Memo incorrect

  57. J.... P....

    Thumbs up to those who know what style he practiced and pioneered.

    J.... P....

    The Brazillian Creep....

    J.... P....

    Nito-Ichi-ryū

  58. J.... P....

    Miyamoto Musashi

  59. G.... ....

    Up the Irons from Buffalo NY

  60. D.... R....

    I have his book; very interesting read.

    D.... R....

    who's book?

    D.... R....

    MegaLangosta miyamoto musashy

    D.... R....

    Book of five rings? Is it True that this Book is a source of inspiration in business matters?

    D.... R....

    Danny Ripper Yukio Mishima?

  61. n.... b....

    its peice of mind not powerslave

    n.... b....

    its piece of mind not peice of mind

  62. d.... ....

    dude he was the most famous

  63. J.... M....

    Piece.Of.Mind......no.powerslave

  64. s.... ....

    you sir, earn a thumbs up for knowing that

  65. s.... ....

    I will thumbs up anyone who knows who this song is about

    s.... ....

    Schizniit ..Conan

  66. t.... ....

    oh fu#k yeah, i missed this song, 44 and still love MAIDEN

    t.... ....

    templarjoe1 54 and right there with you.

    t.... ....

    53 and still rockin on with Maiden and Eddy !!!!!!!

  67. R.... Q....

    one of the most underrated songs of all time

    R.... Q....

    this is the best song on this album.

    R.... Q....

    szymikon1980 ..hardcore Conan shit..

  68. R.... Q....

    dont mean to bitch/troll/complain.. but it says the album is powerslave in the description.. Its probly just a typo and im just leting you know...

  69. d.... c....

    Up the Irons from Wolf Creek Oregon USA

  70. s.... c....

    I dont know why but i fucking love this maiden song!!!

    s.... c....

    sven carlson you love this song because maiden is fucking amazing

  71. s.... b....

    my favorite maiden song!

  72. A.... P....

    Miyamoto Musashi, the man this song talks about, was the greatest japanese swordsman of all time!!!

    A.... P....

    According to legend, he did, though the legend is likely untrue or exaggeration.

    Also the lyric is "make a cut by fire and stones." Cut is the fencing term (Bruce is a fencer) used for a slashing attack... as opposed to a thrust.

    A.... P....

    @Gloomshadow, the fire and stones cut, is when two swords clash together. It is outlined in the book of five rings written by Miyamoto Musashi. At the age of 13 he was already confident enough to challenge an older samurai named Arima Kibie of the Shinto Ryu. Arima made the mistake of disrespecting Musashi by treating him like a child, which resulted in Musashi throwing him on the floor and beating him with a six foot wooden staff until his opponent died vomiting blood.

    A.... P....

    I have loved this song since I was 13, but I didn't not catch the Musashi reference till I read your comment.

    A.... P....

    @Tom13 O'Clock Conan? Lol!!

    A.... P....

    Hahaha Conan