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Justice Of The Peace Lyrics
Have you heard on the news, another let off madman
Another screw on the loose, is it the judge or the bad man
What's the matter these days? No one has the courage to put them away
Nobody has any faith, 'cause there's a breakdown of justice and order
Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace
Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace
When I remember back the memories of yesterday
With all the friends and all the times when people were care-free
And walking down the street when everyone knew everyone
And all the houses doors were open, no one had to care those days are gone
Those days are gone, those days are gone
Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace
Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace
I long for the times when you could wander down the street unharmed
When people didn't have much money but didn't seem to care
It must be the cynic in me but I don't really like things now
The violence, the attitudes, aggression that you see everyday
A sick society looks the other way
Another screw on the loose, is it the judge or the bad man
What's the matter these days? No one has the courage to put them away
Nobody has any faith, 'cause there's a breakdown of justice and order
Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace
With all the friends and all the times when people were care-free
And walking down the street when everyone knew everyone
And all the houses doors were open, no one had to care those days are gone
Those days are gone, those days are gone
Waiting for justice, waiting for justice of the peace
When people didn't have much money but didn't seem to care
It must be the cynic in me but I don't really like things now
The violence, the attitudes, aggression that you see everyday
A sick society looks the other way
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is it blaiz voice? i think its in... his voice ....
Great song! Guitar bridge is brilliant.voice of Blaze so dark,dry and serious,that i love. don't know why nobody post in here. i like the lyrics.it seems the Maiden is grows up.there is no more Bruce's romantic.just reality.Song s about the difference of people,of presence now and years ago.i think its true.but i disagree the line that people were more care-free.the time always changes,people still the same)
This song was written by Steve Harris (lyrics, I assume) and Dave Murray of Iron Maiden, not "Ian Hunter" as listed here (unless there was some copyright infringement I don't know about).
This song is about the same thing as "Age of Innocence" from about a decade later - a mixture of nostalgia for a simpler time and frustration at the leniency of the law on criminals.
My observations - The nostalgia is probably somewhat inaccurate, like most nostalgia. (Remember all those songs and album/single covers from Iron Maiden's early days? Those seemed to show a world with criminal danger). The frustration of leniency on criminals is a common observation of the aging, now-parent, person - although it may seem a little ironic coming from a "dangerous, heavy metal band!"