The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Iron Maiden Lyrics

When a person turns to wrong
When someone makes the choice to do something morally questionable

Is it a want to be, belong?
Do they do it out of a desire to fit in or belong?

Part of things at any cost
Are they willing to do it at any cost just to be part of something?

At what price a life is lost?
What is the cost in terms of human life?

At what point do we begin?
Where does this all start and what influences our decisions?

Fighter spirit a will to win
The drive to succeed and win in life

But what makes a man decide
But ultimately, what is it that influences someone to choose the right or wrong path?

Take the wrong or righteous road
To choose between the morally right or wrong path

There's a thin line between love and hate
Love and hate are closely related emotions and often intertwined

Wider divide that you can see between good and bad
The difference between good and bad is much more distinct than the line between love and hate

There's a grey place between black and white
There's a middle ground where morality is not clear-cut

But everyone does have the right
But ultimately, everyone has the freedom to choose the path they take

To choose the path that he takes
To choose the direction that they take in life

We all like to put the blame on society these days
Blaming society is a common trend nowadays

But what kind of good or bad a new generation brings
But what influences the younger generation and what kind of morality will they uphold?

Sometimes take just more than that
Sometimes it takes more than just societal influences to make the right choice

To survive, be good at heart
To survive, one must be inherently good and have a good moral compass

There is evil in some of us
Some people are inherently evil

No matter what will never change
This fact will always hold true

I will hope, my soul will fly
The artist hopes for a peaceful death

So I will live forever
In the sense that they will live on through their soul

Heart will die, my soul will fly
Though their physical body may die, their soul will live on

Just a few small tears between someone happy and one sad
There is often just a small difference between happiness and sadness

Just a thin line drawn between being a genius or insane
The line between genius and insanity is often quite thin

At what age begin to learn of which way out we will turn?
At what point do we start to learn which direction in life we will take?

There's a long and winding road and the trail is there to burn
The path to one's destiny is often long and difficult, and sometimes some bridges must be burned along the way

I will hope, my soul will fly
The singer still holds out hope for a peaceful death

So I will live forever
The promise of immortality through their soul lives on

The thin line between love and hate
The central theme of the song, that love and hate share a close relationship