Iron Maiden - 19.Sanctuary (Oslo 1992)
Iron Maiden - Spektrum, Oslo, Norway, Aug. 31, 1992, during the '' Fear Of The Dark Tour'' 1992.
Sanctuary (Harris, Di'Anno, Murray)
Bruce Dickinson:Vocals
Steve Harris:Bass
Janick Gers:Guitar
Dave Murray:Guitar
Nicko McBrain:Drums
[Lyrics]
Out of the winter came a war horse of steel
I've never killed a woman before but I know how it feels
I know you'd have gone insane if you saw what I saw
So now I've got to look for sanctuary from the law
I met up with a 'slinger last night to keep me alive
He spends all his money on gambling and guns to survive
I know you'd have gone insane if you saw what I saw
So now I've got to look for sanctuary from the law
So give me sanctuary from the law and I'll be alright
Just give me sanctuary from the law and love me tonight, tonight
I know you'd have gone insane if you saw what I saw
So now I've got to look for sanctuary from the law
I can laugh at the wind, I can howl at the rain
Down in the canyon or out in the plain
I know you'd have gone insane if you saw what I saw
So now I've got to look for sanctuary from the law
So give me sanctuary from the law and I'll be alright
Just give me sanctuary from the law and love me tonight, tonight
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'Sanctuary' is a song from Iron Maiden's album ''Iron Maiden'',released in 1980.
''Sanctuary' was released as a single in England but it wasn't on the British album. It was done at the same time as the first album, but we didn't release a single in the States so we thought we'd add an extra track on the album. It's a rockin' number. We still play it.'' (Steve Harris)
Sanctuary first appeared on the Metal For Muthas compilation, and it did not appear on the UK/European version of the album until the 1998 re-release. It was Maiden's second single, which rose as high as number 29 in the U.K. charts. It is a fast and energetic song about a criminal fugitive from the law (a theme that later appears on several other Maiden songs including 'Murders In The Rue Morgue, Innocent Exile, and The Fugitive').
The sentence I've never killed a woman before but I know how it feels is quite intriguing. To whom does this refer? Could it be that this is about Eddie murdering Maggie Thatcher, as depicted on the single's sleeve? This is however quite unlikely, as the illustration was in fact drawn after the song was written and this particular sentence was the one that inspired Derek Riggs to paint the murdering Eddie.
In any case, this song can certainly be linked to the story of Murders In The Rue Morgue, where two women were killed and the accused murderer ended up on the run. Whether this is due to the killing or just to the witnessing of the slaughtered bodies, it is clear that the character of the song has lost his mind he is after all laughing at the wind and howling at the rain...
After the guitar solo there is a very realistic sounding police siren, which has probably given many drivers a bit of a scare on the road. Sanctuary has always been a live concert favourite, and hundreds of different versions exist on various concert bootlegs.''
'Iron Maiden', released on April 14, 1980, is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden.Every song on this album except 'Strange World' has since been recorded by the Dickinson-fronted line-up of the band, either on live albums, on studio B-Sides, or both.