Iron Maiden
Piece of Mind (1983) - Lyrics

In a time when dinosaurs walked the
earth

When the land was swamp and caves were home

In an age
when prize possession was fire

To search for landscapes men would
roam.



Then the tribes they came to steal their fire

And
the wolves they howled into the night

As they fought a vicious angry
battle

to save the power of warmth and light.



Drawn by
Quest for fire

They searched all through the land

Drawn by
Quest for fire

Discovery of man.



And they thought that
when the embers died away

That the flame of life had burnt and
died

Didn't know the sparks that made the fire

Were made by
rubbing stick and stone.



So they ploughed through forest and
swamps of danger

And they fought the cannibal tribes and beasts

In the search to find another fire

To regain the power of life and
heat.



Drawn by Quest for fire

They searched across the
land

Drawn by Quest for fire

Discovery of man.