Guess The Iron Maiden Song!

Clue 1:
In the lyrics to this song, you'll find the name of a Black Sabbath song and a song by Sepultura.

Clue 2:
In the song lyrics, there is also the name of another Maiden song. In the lyrics of these two Maiden songs, there is also a description of a specific scenario that is common for the two songs.

Clue 3:
The song lyrics mainly focus on the here and now and the immediate future, but a couple of lines also address the relevance of the past.

Clue 4:
The songwriting is a collaborative effort. The song is the only one on the album with this exact configuration of songwriting credits.

Clue 5:
The lyrics name a specific and well-known point of interest. However, in the context of the song lyrics, this is not what it might seem at first glance.

Clue 6:
The song appears on only one official release.

Clue 7:
The song portrays a state of affairs that - despite differences in time and place - is very similar to a situation described on a Maiden track that is not released on a studio album.

Clue 8:
The song has been played live. In the setlist, it was usually played in a triad of songs from the same album.

Clue 9:
The song has been used as a set opener, but it has not been released as a single.

Another guess on the pile: Gangland, Dream of Mirrors, The Clansman, Die With Your Boots On, Coming Home, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Man Who Would Be King, Deja-Vu, Moonchild, Weekend Warrior, The Prophecy, Public Enema Number One, Killers, Man on the Edge, Age of Innocence, The Prisoner, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
 
Yes, Senjutsu!

Clues explainied:

Clue 1:
In the lyrics to this song, you'll find the name of a Black Sabbath song and a song by Sepultura.

The Warning. Under Siege.

Clue 2:
In the song lyrics, there is also the name of another Maiden song. In the lyrics of these two Maiden songs, there is also a description of a specific scenario that is common for the two songs.

Invaders. Which is pretty much what Senjutsu is all about.

Clue 3:
The song lyrics mainly focus on the here and now and the immediate future, but a couple of lines also address the relevance of the past.

Despite being mostly about the imminent war, there is a line about ancestors: "Dancing on graves of those who bled for us".

Clue 4:
The songwriting is a collaborative effort. The song is the only one on the album with this exact configuration of songwriting credits.

Smith/Harris.

Clue 5:
The lyrics name a specific and well-known point of interest. However, in the context of the song lyrics, this is not what it might seem at first glance.

The Great Wall. Not the Chinese one, though - but a lesser-known Japanese counterpart Genko Borui.

Clue 6:
The song appears on only one official release.

Self-explanatory,

Clue 7:
The song portrays a state of affairs that - despite differences in time and place - is very similar to a situation described on a Maiden track that is not released on a studio album.

Invasion.

Clue 8:
The song has been played live. In the setlist, it was usually played in a triad of songs from the same album.

The song sas played back-to-back with Stratego and Writing on the Wall, as I'm sure you all remember.

Clue 9:
The song has been used as a set opener, but it has not been released as a single.

Self-explanatory.
 
Nah, none of the words in the title appear in the chorus.

Clue #1:
The title of the song appears in the lyrics, but not in the chorus.

Clue #2:
Like many Maiden songs in the 90s and 2000s, this one ends with a callback to the beginning of the song.
 
Getting closer folks!

Clue #1:
The title of the song appears in the lyrics, but not in the chorus.

Clue #2:
Like many Maiden songs in the 90s and 2000s, this one ends with a callback to the beginning of the song.

Clue #3:
Not only does the song use the same riff more or less for the intro and outro, the title drop is towards the beginning and end as well.
 
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