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Bruce Dickinson - Tears of The Dragon

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.

Allmusic called "Tears of the Dragon" a "magnificent" track, "by far the album's best song".

The lyrics:

For too long now

There were secret in my mind

For too long now

There were things I sould have 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

I have no power over this

You know I'm afraid

The walls I built are crumblig

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 crumblig

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...