To Tame a Land Lyrics
He is the King of all the land
In the Kingdom of the sands
Of a time tomorrow
He rules the sandworms and the Fremen
In a land amongst the stars
Of an age tomorrow
He is destined to be a King
He rules over everything
In the land called Planet Dune
Body water is your life
And without it, you would die
In the desert of Planet Dune, oh!
[Verse 2]
Without a stillsuit, you would fry
On the sands so hot and dry
In a world called Arrakis
It is a land that's rich in spice
The sandriders and the "mice"
That they call the "Muad'dib"
He is the Kwisatz Haderach
He is born of Caladan
And will take the Gom Jabbar
He has the power to foresee
Or to look into the past
He is the ruler of the stars
[Segue]
[Bridge]
The time will come for him
To lay claim his crown
And then the foe
Yes, they'll be cut down
You'll see, he'll be
The best that there's been
Messiah supreme
True leader of men
And when the time
For judgment's at hand
Don't fret, he's strong
He'll make a stand
'Gainst evil and fire
That spreads through the land
He has the power
To make it all end
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Guitar Solo]
About
This song relays the story of Paul Atreides, Paul Muad'Dib, from the book Dune by Frank Herbert.
The world of Dune is immense and complicated. Taking place an unspecified time in the future, the story features interplanetary travel, a galactic society, a post-AI technology, abilities that can be described as magic, political intrigue, and war.
There was a film version, and a TV version, a video game version (which basically invented the Real-Time Strategy genre), but society likely missed out on what could have been the craziest screen edition.
The band asked Herbert for permission to name the song “Dune,” and Herbert declined with a terse and combative statement: “No. Because Frank Herbert doesn’t like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially rock bands like Iron Maiden.”, although there are some very rare and early pressings of Piece of Mind with this track titled “Dune” as Frank Herbert denied them permission very late in the process of releasing the album.
SPOILER PARAGRAPH
In the book, Paul goes from being the young son of a Duke (and heir to an entire planet) to fleeing for his life in the desert to a man who can see through time and becomes emperor of the galaxy.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
The main answer is already expressed in the song bio: the band wanted to use the title Dune, but Frank Herbert, author of the book, did not gave permission to that.
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