The Clairvoyant Lyrics
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?
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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?
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?
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
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?
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...
[Outro]
...And be reborn again?
About
This song was the album’s third single.
The lyrics are about the Seventh Son being clairvoyant. He is now a fully-fledged seer and can control his visions. However, these visions are starting to overwhelm him, confusing what he’s really seeing with the images from his mind’s eye. The only way out for him is death. He ironically couldn’t foresee his own coming death.
According to Steve Harris, the song was inspired by the death of psychic Doris Stokes, and his wondering that if she were truly able to see the future, would not she had foreseen her own death?
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
“The Clairvoyant” was inspired by the death of British psychic Doris Stokes.
I read that she had passed away and I thought ‘I wonder if she foresaw her own death?’ I’m not the sort of person to go and see a clairvoyant. I’d rather not know!
—Steve Harris
- 1.Moonchild
- 6.The Prophecy
- 7.The Clairvoyant
