Artist: Iron Maiden
Track: Stranger In a Strange Land

Lyrics
Was many years ago that I left home and came this way
I was a young man full of hope and dreams
But now it seems to me that all is lost and nothing gained
Sometimes things ain't what they seem

No brave new world
No brave new world
No brave new world
No brave new world

Night and day I scan horizon, sea and sky
My spirit wanders endlessly
Until the day will dawn and friends from home discover why
Hear me calling, rescue me

Set me free
Set me free
Lost in this place
And leave no trace

Stranger in a strange land
Land of ice and snow
Trapped into this prison, yeah
Lost and far from home

One hundred years have gone and many came
They came that way
To find the answer to the mystery
They found his body lying where it fell on that day
Preserved in time for all to see

No brave new world
No brave new world
Lost in this place
And leave no trace

What became of a man that started?
All are gone and their souls departed
Left me here in this place
So all alone

Stranger in a strange land
Land of ice and snow
Trapped inside this prison
Lost and far from home

What became of a man that started?
All are gone and their souls departed
Left me here in this place
So all alone

Stranger in a strange land
Land of ice and snow
Trapped inside this prison
Lost and far from home

Stranger in a strange land
Land of ice and snow
Trapped inside this prison
Lost and far from home

Stranger in a strange land
Land of ice and snow
Trapped inside this prison
Lost and far from home

Stranger in a strange land
Land of ice and snow

Full Lyrics and Meaning

SongMeanings Interpretations
Iron Maiden - Stranger In A Strange Land Lyrics
This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
Iron Maiden - Hell on Earth Lyrics
A little fun fact is that this is only the third Iron Maiden song to fade out, the two other being Stranger in a Strange Land and The Prophecy. It's a dark song ...
Iron Maiden - That Girl (FM cover) Lyrics
That Girl (FM cover) is found on the album Stranger in a Strange Land [Single]. Found on more albums: Eddie's Archive Somewhere in Time. close ...
Iron Maiden - Caught Somewhere In Time Lyrics
Stranger in A Strange Land: how somebody got preserved in ice, thus time remains still for them, them never being able to move, yet. Déjà Vu: that odd ...
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Iron Maiden - The Alchemist Lyrics
Stranger than the truth I know before my open eyes ... I will return to this land. Rebuild where the ruins did stand. Chain of the demons set free. Strange ...
Iron Maiden - If Eternity Should Fail Lyrics
No land of plenty, only devastation and despair. ... (“From a world of magma/To a cold rock face/The ascent of madness/And the human race//We are strange ...
Iron Maiden - Lord of Light Lyrics
We are strangers in this lonely promised land. We are the shadows of the one unholy ghost. In our nightmare world, the only one we trust. Free your soul and ...

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Genius Meanings
	Iron Maiden – Stranger in a Strange Land
	The second single released from Somewhere In Time. This song shares a title with a Robert Heinlein book, but isn’t based on it. This is interesting because the phrase “brave new
	Iron Maiden – Hell on Earth
	[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Beginning of a sunrise / Bores a big hole in the sky / Not to reason why that / Armed children are in this world / And fighting in the name of
	NanowaR of Steel – Afraid To Shoot Into The Eyes Of A Stranger In A Strange Land
	Fly on your way, fly as high as the sun / Wasting love with women in uniform / Run to the hills, run from your wife / Caught somewhere in time into Acacia Avenue / Be quick or be a
	Iron Maiden – Wasted Years
	This track was the first of two singles released from Somewhere in Time. The lyrics tell the listener to stop worrying about time wasted and make the most of the now: from a
	Iron Maiden – Rainbow's Gold
	[Intro] / [?] / [Instrumental] / [Verse 1] / In the heat of the morning / When your day is still dawning / And your bird, he's singing / Catch your soul, he's willing to fly away
	Iron Maiden – That Girl
	[Verse 1] / The words she said turned out why / Desperation fills her eyes / Hold her in your arms / Don't let go / [Verse 2] / When you taste defeat, when you lose again / Fight
	Iron Maiden – Juanita
	[Verse 1] / Yeah, it cost me a bundle / Trying to track you down, it's true / Yeah and it's the truth / I'm looking from town to town for you / [Pre-Chorus] / You know you never
	Iron Maiden – Invasion
	This song appeared on The Soundhouse Tapes as the result of the band’s first ever studio experience, in which they also recorded Prowler, Strange World and, of course, Iron Maiden
	Iron Maiden – The Alchemist
	This song is about John Dee, who was a British mathematician and occultist from the 16th century. He advised Queen Elizabeth I and even coined the term ‘British Empire’ for her. He
	Iron Maiden – I've Got the Fire
	[Verse 1] / If you're looking for something that you can keep / Well baby, pass me by / But if you want something that's twenty years deep / Oh baby, don't even try / But you want
	Iron Maiden – Burning Ambition
	“Burning Ambition” is one of Iron Maiden’s first songs. It only appeared as a B side for “Running Free” and later on the B-side compilation album Best of the ‘B’ sides and the
	Iron Maiden – Heaven Can Wait
	This song may be inspired by a 1943 film of the same name. In the movie, Don Ameche plays a man who dies after a long and full life and attempts to enter hell, but is denied entry
	Iron Maiden – The Trooper
	“The Trooper” tells of the futile heroism of a British soldier during the Charge of the Light Brigade, a light infantry manoeuvre during the Battle of Balaclava (1854) that was
	Iron Maiden – Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
	As the title – fully listed in the Somewhere in Time booklet as “Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.)” – states, this song is about Alexander the Great, who became king of ancient
	Iron Maiden – If Eternity Should Fail
	“If Eternity Should Fail” is the first song from Iron Maiden’s album The Book of Souls. It is the first and only Iron Maiden song far that is played in the drop D tuning, as Bruce
	Iron Maiden – King of Twilight
	The B-side of the Aces High single. It’s a cover of Nektar’s “King of Twilight”, from their 1972 album A Tab in the Ocean. Iron Maiden’s cover is actually a medley of the songs “
	Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast
	This song was the band’s second single from their 1982 album. It was influenced by the 1978 horror movie Damien: Omen II, which is about the 13-year-old Antichrist. It is one of
	Iron Maiden – Women in Uniform
	This song is a cover, originally performed by Skyhooks on the 1978 album Guilty Until Proven Insane. It was released as a single, with Invasion as a B-side. The band was advised
	Iron Maiden – Still Life
	This song is about someone who is obsessed with the spirits in a pool of water. He sees faces in the lake and has nightmares about them. He eventually decides to take his love with
	Iron Maiden – Caught Somewhere in Time
	Somewhere In Time is a movie title, however Iron Maiden’s inspiration was not a sappy love story with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Instead, the inspiration was for more in
	Iron Maiden – Lord of Light
	This song is about Lucifer, the Lord of Light. The former archangel rebelled against God and was cast down upon earth. He is supposed to be the source of all evil in the world, but

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Genius Albums
	Stranger in a Strange Land [Single] by Iron Maiden
	Stranger in a Strange Land the second single from Iron maiden’s sixth studio album, Somewhere in Time. The B-sides to this single, That Girl and Juanita, were both played during
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	By 1986, Iron Maiden had enjoyed four years of great success and respect in the Metal community. They had created three original albums in that four-year span, but they wanted to
	The First Ten Years by Iron Maiden
	The First Ten Years is a series of 10 CDs and double 12" singles by Iron Maiden, released between 24 February and 28 April 1990, in commemoration of the band’s ten-year recording
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	The Angel and the Gambler [Single] by Iron Maiden
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	Be Quick or Be Dead [Single] by Iron Maiden
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	Dance of Death by Iron Maiden
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	Edward The Great - The Greatest Hits by Iron Maiden
	Get all the lyrics to songs on Edward The Great - The Greatest Hits and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
	Holy Smoke [Single] by Iron Maiden
	Holy Smoke is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the first single release to feature guitarist Janick Gers. It was released just a few weeks before the album No

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Genius Q&A
	Q:When did Iron Maiden release “Stranger in a Strange Land - Single Art”?
	Iron Maiden released “Stranger in a Strange Land - Single Art” on November 22, 1986.

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Artist: Iron Maiden Track: Stranger In a Strange Land

Artist: Iron Maiden
Track: Stranger In a Strange Land