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.
For too long now, there were secrets in my mind For too long now, there were things I should've said In the darkness, I was stumbling for the door To find a reason, to find the time, the place, the hour Waiting for the winter sun and the cold light of day The misty ghost of childhood fears The pressure is building and I can't stay away. I throw myself into the sea Release the wave Let it wash over me To face the fear I once believed The tears of the dragon for you and for me Where I was, I had wings that couldn't fly Where I was, I had tears I couldn't cry My emotions, frozen in an icy lake I couldn't feel them until the ice began to break Repete a Segunda Parte I have no power over this, you know I'm afraid The walls I built are crumbling, the water is moving I'm slipping away I throw myself into the sea Release the wave Let it wash over me To face the fear I once believed The tears of the dragon for you and for me Slowly I awake, slowly I rise The walls I built are crumbling The water is moving I'm slipping away I throw myself into the sea Release the wave Let it wash over me To face the fear I once believed The tears of the dragon for you and for me I throw myself into the sea Release the wave Let it wash over me To face the fear I once believed The tears of the dragon for you and for me