Guess The Iron Maiden Song!

Clue 1:
In the lyrics to this song, you'll find references to familiar themes such as murder and rebirth.

Clue 2:
The lyrics make a rather uncertain statement about language.

Clue 3:
Another lyrics clue: The lyrics express uncertainty about both the origin and the future of the song's central character.

Clue 4:
A bonus lyrics clue: Cotton-Eye Joe and the Maiden song's central character have at least one thing in common.
But let's move on to the real clue 4: In more than one way, it's safe to say that the song predated the album on which it was first released.

Clue 5:
The writing of the song is a collaborative effort. One more song on the album has the exact same songwriting credit.

Clue 6:
The key character in the song is linked to a mystery.

Clue 7:
The song has not been performed live.

Clue 8:
The song has an obvious parallell to Genghis Khan, and a not so obvious parallell to Halloween Be Thy Name.



See the truth and see your lies: The Clairvoyant, Juanita, Still Life, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Assassin, Judgment of Heaven, Back in the Village, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Churchill's Speech, Ghost of the Navigator, Can I Play With Madness, Children of the Damned, 22 Acacia Avenue, Stranger in a Strange Land, Dream of Mirrors, Isle of Avalon, Sun and Steel, The Alchemist, Only The Good Die Young, King of Twilight
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Only The Good Die Young (I suggested it in the previous round, so in case you had seen it but forgotten to put it in the incorrect answers, I'd also suggest "King of Twilight")
 
Nomad: @Vaenyr got it.
Clues explained.



Clue 1:
In the lyrics to this song, you'll find references to familiar themes such as murder and rebirth.

Many claims of things but no one's seen you kill // Others say that you have died and live again



Clue 2:
The lyrics make a rather uncertain statement about language.

Legend has it that you speak an ancient tongue // But no one's spoke to you and lived to tell the tale

Clue 3:
Another lyrics clue: The lyrics express uncertainty about both the origin and the future of the song's central character.

Nomad, where you come from no one knows // No one's certain what your future will behold

Clue 4:
A bonus lyrics clue: Cotton-Eye Joe and the Maiden song's central character have at least one thing in common.
But let's move on to the real clue 4: In more than one way, it's safe to say that the song predated the album on which it was first released.

First: Joe was a rider, too, according to the song. Second: "Nomad" was around for the Virtual XI sessions, but obviously didn't make it. The instrumental section is borrowed directly from Beckett's "Life's Shadow" from 1974.


Clue 5:
The writing of the song is a collaborative effort. One more song on the album has the exact same songwriting credit.

Murray/Harris, who also wrote "The Thin Line Between Love and Hate"

Clue 6:
The key character in the song is linked to a mystery.

You are the keeper of the mystery in your hands

Clue 7:
The song has not been performed live.

Well, it hasn't, has it?

Clue 8:
The song has an obvious parallell to Genghis Khan, and a not so obvious parallell to Halloween Be Thy Name.

Mr. Genghis Khan was another stoic nomadic rider from the ancient east.
HBTN also borrowed heavily from Beckett's "Life's Shadow".
 
Clue #1: The song we are looking for deals with a rivalry, in a sense.

Clue #2: The song features two historical figures, one of them being the main character.

Wrong Guesses: Flash Of The Blade, The Duellists, Alejandro Grande, Seventh Grandson, The Thin Line Between Love And Hate, Brighter Than A 1000 Suns, The Red And The Black
 
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