Tears of the Dragon Lyrics
[Verse 1]
For too long now
There were secrets in my mind
For too long now
There were things I should've said
[Verse 2]
In the darkness
I was stumbling for the door
To find a reason
To find the time, the place, the hour
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Waiting for the winter sun
And the cold light of day
The misty ghosts of childhood fears
The pressure is building
And I can't stay away
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 4]
My emotions
Frozen in an icy lake
I couldn't feel them
Until the ice began to break
[Pre-Chorus 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Instrumental Break]
Slowly I awake
Slowly I rise
The walls I built are crumbling
The water is moving, I'm slipping away
[Chorus]
I throw (I throw) myself (myself) into the sea
Release the wave, let it wash over me
To face (to face) the fear (the fear) I once believed
The tears of the dragon
For you and for me
[Outro]
I throw (I throw) myself (myself) into the sea
Release the wave, let it wash over me
To face (to face) the fear (the fear) I once believed
The tears of the dragon
For you and for me
About
“Tears of the Dragon” is the first single from Bruce Dickinson’s second solo album, Balls to Picasso, released on 28 May 1994. The song is talking about the departure of Dickinson from Iron Maiden.
Q&A
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Bruce Dickinson:
I realized that being in Maiden, I was immersed in the culture and I felt it had somehow enfeebled my artistic sense. In the meantime, I had left Iron Maiden and I think people around me thought there was a plan, and there wasn’t. The song “Tears of a Dragon” – “I throw myself in[to] the sea/Release the wave, let it wash over me” – that’s where I was at. I was floating downstream going, “I hope I end up on some kind of shore that’s not too rocky.” That was it. I left Iron Maiden to find out what was beyond. If I’d stayed, I’d never have found out, because nobody was going to tell me the truth about anything I did.
—via Rolling Stone
- 1.Cyclops
- 2.Hell No
- 3.Gods of War
- 8.Fire
- 10.Tears of the Dragon
