As I've grown in Biblical knowledge (now actually holding a BA in Theology, having trained to be a Pastor. I see allusions to Christianity in 'don't stray from the Narrow Way,' and 'you're the devil.', and seeing in this song a warning that uses the STORY of Phantom of the Opera as a METAPHOR for life, and how the devil is always hiding around the corner, masked, the great deceiver.Īnd check the line 'and you know and I know that you aint got long now to last' - think about the Biblical verse at the beginning of Number of the Beast, REVELATION 12:12 '.Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.' (KJV)Īnd you know what, I was not a Christian when I discovered Iron Maiden in 1982, but in the late 80's I gave my heart to Christ.

My bands always played it back in the 80's (I'm bassist/vocalist, and a huge 'Arry fan). General CommentI've loved this song since first hearing it in 1982.

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