… Read Full Bio ↴Part 2 of 8 from the concept album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son [1988].
In this song, the character (the seventh son of a seventh son's father-to-be) of the song sees disturbing visions about afterlife and other mystic things in his dreams, but is scared about if he will ever be able wake up again. It starts with a soft guitar solo, which is then joined by Bruce Dickinson's singing. The song starts out quite peaceful, but gets progressively heavier towards the songs climax and the following final verse.
Infinite Dreams
Iron Maiden Lyrics
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Infinity is hard to comprehend
I couldn't hear those screams
Even in my wildest dreams
Suffocation, waking in a sweat
Scared to fall asleep again
In case the dream begins again
Standing rigid, a nightmare's statue
What a dream, when will it end?
And will I transcend?
Restless sleep, the mind's in turmoil
One nightmare ends, another fertile
It's getting to me, so scared to sleep
But scared to wake now, in too deep
Even though its reached new heights
I rather like the restless nights
It makes me wonder, makes me think
There's more to this, I'm on the brink
It's not the fear of what's beyond
It's just that I might not respond
I have an interest, almost craving
But would I like to get too far in?
It can't be all coincidence
Too many things are evident
You tell me you're an unbeliever
Spiritualist? Well, me I'm neither
But wouldn't you like to know the truth?
Of what's out there, to have the proof?
And find out just which side you're on
Where would you end in Heaven or in Hell?
Yeah, oh
Help me
Help me to find my true self without seeing the future
Save me
Save me from torturing myself even within my dreams, ow
There's got to be
Just more to it than this
Or tell me, why do we exist?
I'd like to think that when I die
I'd get a chance, another time
And to return and live again
Reincarnate, play the game
Again and again and again and again
The song "Infinite Dreams" by Iron Maiden is about the singer's recurring nightmares that keep him up at night. He can't seem to escape his dreams, and they're taking a toll on his physical and mental wellbeing. He is haunted by the fear of falling asleep again and reliving the nightmare, where he is being chased and stuck in a paralyzed state. The lyrics suggest that the singer is questioning his existence - why do we exist, is there an afterlife, and what happens when we die? He is perplexed by the idea that there could be more to life than what we perceive, and he contemplates the possibility of reincarnation.
The song also delves into spiritualism and the idea of the supernatural. The singer questions the listener's beliefs and asks if they too would like to know the truth of what's out there, and where they would end up in the afterlife. The lyrics suggest that even though the singer is in distress, he finds comfort in the restlessness of his nights as it makes him think and ponder about life's mysteries.
Line by Line Meaning
Infinite dreams, I can't deny them
I can't deny that I have endless dreams
Infinity is hard to comprehend
It's difficult to understand infinity
I couldn't hear those screams
I wasn't able to hear the screams of my nightmares
Even in my wildest dreams
Even in my most vivid dreams
Suffocation, waking in a sweat
I wake up feeling like I'm suffocating and drenched in sweat
Scared to fall asleep again
I'm afraid to fall asleep again
In case the dream begins again
Just in case the same dream starts again
Someone chasing, I cannot move
In my nightmares, someone is chasing me, and I can't move
Standing rigid, a nightmare's statue
I'm frozen in fear like a statue during a nightmare
What a dream, when will it end?
I don't know when this dream will be over
And will I transcend?
Am I going to rise above it?
Restless sleep, the mind's in turmoil
I can't sleep because my mind is unsettled
One nightmare ends, another fertile
Once one nightmare ends, another begins
It's getting to me, so scared to sleep
It's weighing on me, and I'm too afraid to sleep
But scared to wake now, in too deep
But now I'm scared to wake up because I'm in too deep
Even though its reached new heights
Despite reaching new levels
I rather like the restless nights
I kinda like being up all night restless
It makes me wonder, makes me think
It makes me curious and pensive
There's more to this, I'm on the brink
I believe there is more to this, and I'm at the edge of understanding it
It's not the fear of what's beyond
I'm not afraid of what's beyond this world
It's just that I might not respond
It's the possibility of not reacting the right way
I have an interest, almost craving
I'm fascinated, to the point of desiring
But would I like to get too far in?
But do I want to get too far into it?
It can't be all coincidence
Everything can't be just a coincidence
Too many things are evident
There are too many clear indications
You tell me you're an unbeliever
You say you don't believe in anything
Spiritualist? Well, me I'm neither
I'm not a religious person, but I'm not the opposite either
But wouldn't you like to know the truth?
Don't you want to know what's actually true?
Of what's out there, to have the proof?
About what's out there, and to actually have evidence of it?
And find out just which side you're on
And determine which side you end up on
Where would you end in Heaven or in Hell?
Would you end up in heaven or hell?
Help me
Please help me
Help me to find my true self without seeing the future
Help me discover who I am without looking into the future
Save me
Rescue me
Save me from torturing myself even within my dreams, ow
Save me from causing myself agony even in my dreams
There's got to be
There must be
Just more to it than this
Something more to the world than this
Or tell me, why do we exist?
Please let me know, why do we exist?
I'd like to think that when I die
I would like to believe that when I die
I'd get a chance, another time
I would have another opportunity
And to return and live again
And to come back and live again
Reincarnate, play the game
To reincarnate and play the game once more
Again and again and again and again
Over and over again
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Stephen Percy Harris
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