The Prisoner Lyrics

Band | |
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Album | The Number of the Beast(1982) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Heavy Metal, NWOBHM |
Labels | EMI Records, Harvest |
Ranked | #1 for 1982 , #10 all-time |
Album rating : 94.5 / 100
Votes : 136
Votes : 136
3. The Prisoner (6:03)
"We want information, information, information."
"Who are you?"
"The new number two."
"Who is number one?"
"You are number six."
"I am not a number, I am a free man."
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA."
I'm on the run, I kill to eat.
I'm starving now, I'm feeling dead on my feet.
Going all the way, I'm nature's beast.
Do what I want, I'll do as I please.
Run! Fight! To breathe! It's tough!
Now you see me (haha!) Now you don't.
Break the walls, I'm coming out.
Not a prisoner I'm a free man,
And my blood is my own now.
Don't care, where the past was,
I know where I'm going...Out!
If you kill me, it's self-defense,
If I kill you, then I call it vengeance.
Spit in your eye, I will defy,
you'll be afraid when I call out your name.
Run! Fight! To breathe! It's gonna be tough!
Now you see me, and now you don't.
Break the walls, I'm coming out.
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man,
And my blood is my own now.
Don't care, where the past was,
I know where I'm going.
I'm not a number, I'm a free man,
Live my life where I want to.
You'd better scratch me from your black book,
'cause I'll run rings around you.
[Solo]
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man,
And my blood is my own now.
Don't care where the past was,
I know where I'm going.
I'm not a number, I'm a free man,
Live my life where I want to.
You'd better scratch me from your black book,
'cause I'll run rings around you.
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man,
And my blood is my own now.
Don't care where the past was,
I know where I'm going.
"Who are you?"
"The new number two."
"Who is number one?"
"You are number six."
"I am not a number, I am a free man."
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA."
I'm on the run, I kill to eat.
I'm starving now, I'm feeling dead on my feet.
Going all the way, I'm nature's beast.
Do what I want, I'll do as I please.
Run! Fight! To breathe! It's tough!
Now you see me (haha!) Now you don't.
Break the walls, I'm coming out.
Not a prisoner I'm a free man,
And my blood is my own now.
Don't care, where the past was,
I know where I'm going...Out!
If you kill me, it's self-defense,
If I kill you, then I call it vengeance.
Spit in your eye, I will defy,
you'll be afraid when I call out your name.
Run! Fight! To breathe! It's gonna be tough!
Now you see me, and now you don't.
Break the walls, I'm coming out.
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man,
And my blood is my own now.
Don't care, where the past was,
I know where I'm going.
I'm not a number, I'm a free man,
Live my life where I want to.
You'd better scratch me from your black book,
'cause I'll run rings around you.
[Solo]
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man,
And my blood is my own now.
Don't care where the past was,
I know where I'm going.
I'm not a number, I'm a free man,
Live my life where I want to.
You'd better scratch me from your black book,
'cause I'll run rings around you.
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man,
And my blood is my own now.
Don't care where the past was,
I know where I'm going.

The Number of the Beast - Lyrics

The Number of the Beast - Album Credits
Members
- Adrian Smith : Guitars, Backing Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 3, 4, 7)
- Dave Murray : Guitars, Songwriting (track 8)
- Steve Harris : Bass, Backing Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1-6, 8, 9)
- Clive Burr : Drums, Songwriting (tracks 7, 8)
- Bruce Dickinson : Vocals
Additional musicians
- Barry Clayton : Narration (track 5)
Other staff
- Martin "Farmer" Birch : Producer, Engineer
- Nigel Hewitt-Green : Second Engineer
- Derek Riggs : Cover Art, Illustration
- Rod Smallwood : Cover Concept
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