Wrathchild

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Although only released as a supporting single, this track has been included on several “best of” and live compilations from Iron Maiden including Somewhere Back In Time… Read More

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Wrathchild Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah

[Verse 1]
I was born into a scene of angriness and greed
Of dominance and persecution
My mother was a queen; my dad, I've never seen
I was never meant to be

[Pre-Chorus]
And now I spend my time looking all around
For a man that's nowhere to be found
Until I find him, I'm never gonna stop searching
I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a wrathchild
Yeah, I'm a wrathchild
Well, I'm a wrathchild
I'm coming to get you, ooh, yeah, yeah

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Oh... yeah!

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[Verse 2]
Say it doesn't matter, ain't nothin' gonna alter
The course of my destination
But I know I've got to find some serious peace of mind
Or I know I'll just go crazy

[Pre-Chorus]
But now I spend my time looking all around
For a man that's nowhere to be found, ugh
Until I find him, I'm never gonna stop searching
I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel around

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a wrathchild
Well, I'm a wrathchild
Yeah, I'm a wrathchild
I'm coming to get you, ooh, yeah, yeah

[Outro]
Yeah!

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Although only released as a supporting single, this track has been included on several “best of” and live compilations from Iron Maiden including Somewhere Back In Time, Live After Death, and The Essential Iron Maiden. The main two songs released as singles from Killers, “Twilight Zone” and “Purgatory,” do not appear on these collections.

The song follows a young man searching for his father, who abandoned him in infancy, to act out vengeance upon him.