Heaven Can Wait
Journey Beyond Life: Iron Maiden's 'Heaven Can Wait' Revelation
Lyrics
Can't understand what is happening to me
Confusion about the current situation or experience
This isn't real this is only a dream
Feeling that the current situation is not real, but rather a dream
But I never have felt, no, I never have felt this way before
Expressing a new and unfamiliar emotional state
I'm looking down on my body below
Observation of oneself from an out-of-body perspective
I lie asleep in the midst of a dream
Describing a state of being asleep within a dream
Is it now could it be the Angel of Death has come for me
Speculation about the possibility of encountering death
I can't believe that really my time has come
Disbelief about the perceived end of one's life
I don't feel ready there's so much left undone
Feeling unprepared for death, having unfinished tasks
And it's my soul and I'm not gonna let it get away
Determination to protect one's soul from departing
Heaven can wait
Repetition emphasizing the postponement of entering heaven
Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait 'til another day
-Heaven can wait
Reiteration of delaying entry into heaven for another day
Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait 'til another day
-I have a lust for the Earth below
Expressing desire or longing for earthly experiences
And Hell itself is my only foe
Seeing hell as the only opponent
'Cause I've no fear of dying
Bravery in facing death, no fear of dying
Go when I'm good and ready
Asserting control over the timing of departure from life
I snatch a glimpse of the lights eternal rays
Observation of an eternal light or divine presence
I see a tunnel, I stand amazed
Encountering a surreal passage or transition
At all of the people standing there in front of me
Surprise at the sight of people in a transcendent space
Into the paths of rightness I'll be led
Expectation of following a righteous path
Is this the place where the living join the dead?
Questioning if this is where the living converge with the dead
I wish I knew this was only just a nightmare
Desire for reassurance that the experience is just a nightmare
Heaven can wait
Repetition emphasizing the delay of entering heaven
Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait 'til another day
-Heaven can wait
Reiteration of postponing entry into heaven for another day
Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait 'til another day
-Take my hand, I'll lead you to the promised land
Offering guidance or assistance to another to reach a better place
Take my hand, I'll give you immortality
Promising eternal life or salvation to another
Eternal youth, I'll take you to the other side
Offering eternal youth and a different existence
To see the truth, the path for you is decided
Declaring a predetermined path toward truth and destiny
Oh, oh-oh
Repeating melodic phrases without specific lyrical content
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
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-My body tingles, I feel so strange
Sensation of physical and emotional discomfort
I feel so tired, I feel so drained
Feeling physically and emotionally drained
And I'm wondering if I'll ever be the same again
Uncertainty about returning to a previous state
Is this in limbo or Heaven or Hell?
Questioning the current state between life and afterlife
Maybe I'm going down there as well
Suspecting a descent into an undesirable place
I can't accept my soul will drift forever
Rejecting the idea of eternal drifting
I feel myself floating back down to Earth
Sensation of descending back to earthly life
So could this be the hour of my rebirth
Considering the possibility of rebirth or resurrection
Or have I died or will I wake from dreaming?
Uncertainty about the current state, contemplating waking up
Heaven can wait
Repetition emphasizing the delay of entering heaven
Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait 'til another day
-Heaven can wait
Reiteration of postponing entry into heaven for another day
Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait 'til another day
-Heaven can wait
Reiteration of delaying entry into heaven for another day
Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait 'til another day
-Heaven can wait
Repetition emphasizing the delay of entering heaven
Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait
-Heaven can wait 'til another day
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