When the Eagle Screams

Lyrics

In the heart of battle we were tested
 All of us were in the frontline too
 We were in the thick of it, soon we were so sick of it
 But we had much more soldiering to do
 I'll tell you what it was that drove us on
 The certainty that we were right, and the enemy was wrong
 Go up on the mountain, speak to gods and men
 See if they can tell you why they died
 Ask them when we stop the greed, ask them why we have to bleed
 They will tell you, "Brother, when the eagles screams, we die"
 In the heat of battle we were brave
 Mentioned in dispatches, that is true
 We were given medals, but now they call us devils
 And now we can't decide between the two
 I'll tell you what it was that changed the rules
 When the High Command was given up, to businessmen and fools
 Go up to the graveyard, tell them what I said
 See if they rest easy where they lie
 Ask them if they found release, ask them if they rest in peace
 They will tell you, "Brother, when the eagles screams, we die"
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 In the heat of battle, we were murdered
 We lie forever in a foreign field
 Bodies broken, future lost, lives unspoken, what a cost
 Still the young men come with zest and zeal
 I'll tell you why they want to fight and die
 Because the people over them are full of shit and lies
 Go up the battlefield, ask them what they want
 Find out how they feel where they lie
 They would like to win the war, but when they wonder who it's for
 They will tell you, "Brother, when the eagle screams, you die"
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 When the eagles screams
 When the eagles screams, you die
 When the eagles screams, you die
 Eagles screams, you die, hey
 

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Duration
03:43
Key
8
Tempo
216 BPM

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