"Was many years ago that I left home and came this way
I was a young man full of hopes and dreams
But now it seems that all is lost and nothing gained
Sometimes things ain’t what they seem
No brave new world no brave new world"

(Stranger in a Strange Land, Iron Maiden)

irony - or perhaps just nostalgia? in fact definitely nostalgia as having just refreshed myself with the lyrics I realise the songs bloody depressing.