A música Tears of the Dragon é uma música solo de Bruce Dickinson, vocalista do Iron Maiden. Foi escrita durante um período de transição e auto-reflexão para Dickinson decorrente de sua saída temporária do Iron Maiden. A letra reflete sua luta pessoal e emocional durante essa época, usando a metáfora de um dragão para simbolizar seus desafios e medos.
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For too long now, there were secrets in my mind
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For too long now, there were things I should've said
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In the darkness, I was stumbling for the door
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To find a reason, to find the time, the place, the hour 1
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Waiting for the winter sun and the cold light of day
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The misty ghost of childhood fears
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The pressure is building and I can't stay away.
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I throw myself into the sea
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Release the wave
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Let it wash over me
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To face the fear I once believed
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The tears of the dragon for you and for me
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Where I was, I had wings that couldn't fly
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Where I was, I had tears I couldn't cry
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My emotions, frozen in an icy lake
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I couldn't feel them until the ice began to break Repete a Segunda Parte
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I have no power over this, you know I'm afraid
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The walls I built are crumbling, the water is moving