The Educated Fool
Iron Maiden * Track #6 On Virtual XI
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The Educated Fool by Iron Maiden
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Iron MaidenProduced by
Steve Harris & Nigel GreenWrited by
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This song is about the deep and introspective mid-life realisation that most people eventually reach. Although you may realise that your education and ideals are not really relevant to what is is important in life, you can also put these things in proper perspective and face the meaning of life head...
The Educated Fool Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm an educated fool
So, I don't know what is I'm supposed to do
About this awkward situation
That's been forced down right upon me
As I'm walking down into
On my own into the valley of life
Got a lifetime of experience
Yeah, I've got so much to give
[Verse 2]
Open the page on chapter one
Could this just be that life's just begun
Forever within your darker thoughts
Reflecting on everything you've been taught
[Verse 3]
Never felt this way before
Seems that somebody's just opened the door
To the book of life... or is it death?
Is there ever any way out?
Someone's looking down on me
To the very inner core of my soul
They won't tell me what they see
But I really want to know
[Chorus 1]
I want to live my life on my own
I want to lift the unturned stone
I want to walk right into the fire
I want to live out all my desires
I want to go and see the fire burn
I want to see and feel my world turn
I want to know what more there's to learn
I want to pass the point of no return
[Verse 4]
Do you really wanna be
Just another one statistic, or feel
That you really should aspire?
That you really do deserve more?
Do you ever really feel
That you have so much potential inside?
What you really have to give
Could be realised much more
[Chorus 1]
I want to live my life on my own
I want to lift the unturned stone
I want to walk right into the fire
I want to live out all my desires
I want to go and see the fire burn
I want to see and feel my world turn
I want to know what more there's to learn
I want to pass the point of no return
[Bridge]
Time will flow, and I will follow
Time will go, but I will follow
Time will flow, and I will follow
Time will go, but I will follow
[Guitar Solos]
[Chorus 2]
I want to feel what life's like respond
I want to meet my father beyond
I want to walk right into the light
I want to feel no fear but delight
I want to live my life on my own
I want to lift the unturned stone
I want to walk right into the fire
I want to live out all my desires
[Bridge]
Time will flow, and I will follow
Time will go, but I will follow
Time will flow, and I will follow
Time will go, but I will follow
[Outro]
The educated fool
The Educated Fool Q&A
Who wrote The Educated Fool's ?
The Educated Fool was written by Steve Harris.
Who produced The Educated Fool's ?
The Educated Fool was produced by Steve Harris & Nigel Green.
When did Iron Maiden release The Educated Fool?
Iron Maiden released The Educated Fool on Mon Mar 23 1998.
What did Iron Maiden say about "The Educated Fool"?
[The song is about] growing older and everyone expecting you to be wiser but how somehow the older you get and the more you know, the less you have the answers for any of it.
—Steve Harris