The Prisoner

"The Prisoner" is a song by Iron Maiden, written by bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Adrian Smith. It is the third track from the 1982 studio album The Number of the Beast.

Lyrics
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! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

I'm on the run, I kill to eat I'm starving now, feeling dead on my feet Going all the way, I'm nature's beast Do what I want and do as I please

Run, fight, to breathe, it's tough Now you see me, ha ha, 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, 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

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

Length

 * Album version: 6:03

Personnel

 * Bruce Dickinson - vocals
 * Dave Murray - guitar
 * Adrian Smith - guitar
 * Steve Harris - bass guitar
 * Clive Burr - drums