Iron Maiden – Blood Brothers

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And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life
What do you think you'd expect you would see?
Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life
And in the river reflections of me

Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see
And in a movement he beckons to me
And in a moment the memories are all that remain
And all the wounds are reopening again

We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers
We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers

And as you look all around at the world in dismay
What do you see, do you think we have learned
Not if you're taking a look at the war-torn affray
Out in the streets where the babies are burned

We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers
We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers

There are time when I feel I'm afraid for the world
There are times I'm ashamed of us all
When you're floating on all the emotion you feel
And reflecting the good and the bad

Will we ever know what the answer to life really is?
Can you really tell me what life is?
Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you
Could be swept away by fate's own hand

We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers
We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers

When you think that we've used all our chances
And the chance to make everything right
Keep on making the same old mistakes
Makes untipping the balance so easy
When we're living our lives on the edge
Say a prayer on the book of the dead

We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers
We're blood brothers, we're blood brothers

And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life

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Track duration: 07:14

"Blood Brothers" as written by Stephen Percy Harris

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    General Comment:Plainly the song discusses the meaning of life.

    The answer is that the meaning lies within our interactions and relationships with our fellow man.
    Flag jinfinity7on November 20, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Iron Maiden rule and its because over teh years they are still able to make music like this. Its so awesome wish more bands played as skillfully as this. I actually feel bad for people who are not rock fans some of the mnusic in circulation is just sad it has no beauty to it but here even when you dont pay attention to the lyrics teh music speaks to you :)

    Up the irons
    Flag shingamion November 10, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:When they did this in concert this summer, I was with my three best friends. I had never heard the song before, so when the chorus hit, I was completely overwhelmed; me and my buddies are blood brothers. Though I recognise that it's about Steve Harris' dad, it strikes me personally as a reminder that, although the world's going to hell in a handbasket, good friends will be there for you no matter what. It was also cool that in that concert they dedicated the song to Dio.
    Flag voice.of.reason?on September 22, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Oh! and I don't care what anybody says about the place of strings in metal. I LOVE the strings in this song.
    Flag Kotuku33on June 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song has just completely grabbed me. I can listen to it over and over again. The words are so beautiful, so poetic, and the music is also beautiful and poetic. Fantastic heavy refrain, great multilayered lyrics, and some absolutely gorgeous guitar passages. I think the song must be about Steve's father, and about what connects all of humanity, and I sure like the earlier comment about how Bruce says it's a dedication to the metal community as well. I'm seeing Maiden tomorrow night and this song is apparently on the set list. I'll sure keep Bruce's exhortation in mind when they play it!
    Flag Kotuku33on June 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about Steve's father. He wrote it in memory. This is stated by Steve in Hit Parader Mag.
    Flag rg76058on October 19, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I understand the the chorus as "We're blood brothers, for fuck's sake!" rather than what it says. Less fighting, more tickling.
    Flag Opuscularon November 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:its funny how if u read all the comments of any one song of maidens songs u see all the conflicting ideas about what the song is about. to me this shows that the artist is a n amazing writer. And im going to see these guys in june too bad their not doin any of their new songs but their old ones are just as good or even better
    Flag HallowedBeThyNameIMon March 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"and if you still dont understand (which i do, and im only 16) IRON MAIDEN IS SINGING ABOUT WORLD PEACE "
    Nice one bro...I agree with you 100%
    Flag Killswitch Engageon December 01, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:an artist has their own meaning to a song when they write it
    but we as individuals often use music to veiw or lives and interpret it differently
    personaly i interprit it as how hateful weve become to one another and how much it sux
    Flag pyro1098797on November 28, 2007   Link

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