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Man of Sorrows is the seventh song on Bruce Dickinson’s album Accident of Birth from 1997. The demo version of the song is included on the Best Of Bruce Dickinson album. On the same CD, Bruce states that Man of Sorrows was originally written for a movie called Chemical Wedding, which existed only as a script at the time (it was finally produced and released only in May 2008). The demo version was engineered by André Jacquemin (who is better known for his sound-engineer work for Monty Python), and had Janick Gers on the guitar.1

In interviews, Bruce Dickinson has stated that the song’s lyrics are about the occult English writer Aleister Crowley. The repeated expression “Do what thou wilt!” refers to the motto of the Abbey of Thelema, which the French Renaissance writer François Rabelais invented in his philosophical work Gargantua. In this abbey, men and women live together in peace and harmony according to the principle:

In all their rule and strictest tie of their order there was but this one clause to be observed, Do What Thou Wilt; because men that are free, well-born, well-bred, and conversant in honest companies, have naturally an instinct and spur that prompteth them unto virtuous actions, and withdraws them from vice, which is called honour.

Inspired by Rabelais’ ideas, Crowley founded in 1920 a commune called the Abbey of Thelema in Sicily.

The title Man of Sorrows refers to a passage in the Bible, in the book of Isaiah 53, which describes a man who takes on the sins of all mankind. According to Catholic teaching, this figure foreshadows Jesus, who died for mankind to redeem them:
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  • Fear432

    Pure vocal perfection. [4]

    February 2012

  • MetalRock1989

    Pure vocal perfection. [3]

    January 2012

  • MartaaaPop

    Pure vocal perfection. [2]

    January 2012

  • Velimirius

    just amazing...

    December 2011

  • MikeyB93

    Pure vocal perfection.

    July 2011

  • Hangar18_1993

    awesome

    May 2011

  • weirdostrango

    best song dedicated to the Master Therion, only second to Mr. Crowley.

    May 2011

  • powerslave88

    a great song, tribute to a great man, from a great singer <3

    March 2011

  • tyrant666

    No words!

    December 2010

  • pirate_kidd

    he will not cry, tears he will not cry..

    October 2010

  • aux1980

    I love this song, awesome solo!

    August 2010

  • KopnijMniexD

    OK : P

    July 2010

  • Sentinel_18

    great song

    May 2010

  • haexa

    heard it for the first time and liked it very much.....

    April 2010

  • lnname

    do as thou wilt- a quote from crowley

    April 2010

  • cscordry

    93

    March 2010

  • smittyba

    Some people were born to sing others were born to rock.

    March 2010

  • St00pid

    Thanks Bruce

    January 2010

  • WiJoCo

    Today, I dedicate this to U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Pearson and all 13 of those killed in the shooting at Fort Hood Texas. Michael was 21 years old. He loved serving his country. He also loved playing his guitar with everything he had. R.I.P. sir.

    November 2009

  • TrueBlood4ever

    A wonderfully powerfull & emotionally charged song........Thanks Bruce!!! :-)

    October 2009
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