The Time Machine – English Lyrics

• By: Iron Maiden
• Album: Senjutsu

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey through time with Iron Maiden's "The Time Machine." This track, with its intricate lyrics and classic heavy metal sound, offers a unique opportunity to explore narrative storytelling in English music. You'll encounter vivid imagery and philosophical musings on history and human experience, making it an engaging way to deepen your understanding of English vocabulary and metaphorical language, all while experiencing the power of one of metal's greatest bands.

[English]

Put to the sword by an impish whim

Follow me now to a place we begin

Wrought with no anger, wrought with no fear

Devilish children playing here

Hidden in silence, below barren waste

Confusion, hunger, am I still awake?

...

Have I ever told you about my time machine?

Sit you down, I'll tell you everywhere I've been

I have lived a long life, life extraordinaire

Let me tell you about it, let me take you there

Does it really matter, it's all in the mind

Let me tell you 'bout it, listen what you'll find

I am not a preacher

I am but a man

You cannot imagine

What I've seen and done

I have lived a long life, I have seen the world

I will tell you stories, hair will stand on end

Stand among the steeples, stand upon the walls

I have seen a God's face, I have no disgrace

I have seen the Gods cry, howling in the wind

Where do I get started, when can I begin?

I am not a preacher

I am but a man

You cannot imagine

What I've seen and done

Ooh-ooh

...

Sleep with a light that is dark to my eyes

Father and sons, give me all of your lies

The brutal truth that is never a lie

Full moon is out as you look to the sky

...

I am not a preacher

I am but a man

You cannot imagine

What I've seen and done

...

Open your heart and I'll open you soul

Even in quieter moments, I know

I am not a preacher

I am but a man

You cannot imagine

What I've seen and done

...

Eerie collection

Darkness is there

Wedded to danger

Betrothed to despair

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sword /sɔːrd/ B1	noun - a weapon with a long blade and hilt
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A2	verb - to start
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger
waste /weɪst/ B1	noun - unused or discarded material adjective - barren, unproductive
confusion /kənˈfjuːʒn/ B2	noun - the state of being bewildered or unclear
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - to form a mental image of something
stories /ˈstɔːriːz/ A2	noun - a narrative, either true or fictitious
disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/ B2	noun - loss of respect or honor
brutal /ˈbruːtl/ B2	adjective - savagely violent
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality of being true
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
collection /kəˈlekʃn/ B2	noun - a group of things gathered together
danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/ B1	noun - the possibility of suffering harm or loss
despair /dɪˈspeər/ C1	noun - complete loss or absence of hope