I have read somewhere, i can't remember where sorry, but the meaning to this song is, it's about an actual supposed 'clairvoyent', at the time they were making this album a supposed 'clairvoyent' died and people were questioning him being a clairvoyent and such," how could he not see his death and avoid it?" and questions like that were raised and iron maiden (WOOOO!!!!) wrote this song about that, 'But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise' is bottom-lining it really, This song IS, about that, but everyone's interpritations about the song are brilliant anyway, without the knowledge of that this was based on a real life occasion you wouldn't have guessed, but most of the interpritations aren't exact but they are actually right, this is the actual meaning and NOT an interpritation.
I have read somewhere, i can't remember where sorry, but the meaning to this song is, it's about an actual supposed 'clairvoyent', at the time they were making this album a supposed 'clairvoyent' died and people were questioning him being a clairvoyent and such," how could he not see his death and avoid it?" and questions like that were raised and iron maiden (WOOOO!!!!) wrote this song about that, 'But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise' is bottom-lining it really, This song IS, about that, but everyone's interpritations about the song are brilliant anyway, without the knowledge of that this was based on a real life occasion you wouldn't have guessed, but most of the interpritations aren't exact but they are actually right, this is the actual meaning and NOT an interpritation.