This song is about the free will of a person to choose between good and bad and that it’s everyone’s choice to decide on how to lead his life.
It’s basically about karma, in other words what goes around comes around and you reap what you sow. There’s hope if you have done the right stuff, otherwise...
[Verse 1]
When a person turns to wrong
Is it a want to be, belong?
Part of things at any cost
At what price life is lost
At what point do we begin?
Fighter spirit, a will to win
But what makes a man decide
Take the wrong or righteous road?
[Pre-Chorus]
There's a thin line between love and hate
Wider divide that you can see between good and bad
There's a grey place between black and white
But everyone does have the right
To choose the path that he takes
[Verse 2]
We all like to put the blame
On society these days
But what kind of good or bad
A new generation brings
Sometimes takes just more than that
To survive, be good at heart
There is evil in some of us
No matter what, we'll never change
[Chorus]
I will hope
My soul will fly
So I will live forever
Heart will die
My soul will fly
And I will live forever
[Verse 3]
Just a few small tears between
Someone happy and one sad
Just a thin line drawn between
Being a genius or insane
At what age begin to learn
Of which way out we will turn?
There's a long and winding road
And the trail is there to burn
[Pre-Chorus]
There's a thin line between love and hate
Wider divide that you can see between good and bad
There's a grey place between black and white
But everyone does have the right
To choose the path that he takes
[Chorus]
I will hope
My soul will fly
So I will live forever
Heart will die
My soul will fly
And I will live forever
I will hope
My soul will fly
So I will live forever
Heart will die
My soul will fly
And I will live forever
[Outro]
The thin line between love and hate
The thin line between love and hate
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate was written by Steve Harris & Dave Murray.
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate was produced by Steve Harris & Kevin Shirley.
Iron Maiden released The Thin Line Between Love and Hate on Mon May 29 2000.