The Trooper

The Trooper
You'll Take My Life But I'll Take Yours Too
You'll Fire Your Musket But I'll Run You Through
So When You're Waiting For The Next Attack
You'd Better Stand There's No Turning Back

The Bugle Sounds And The Charge Begins
But On This Battlefield No One Wins
The Smell Of Acrid Smoke And Horses Breath
As I Plunge On Into Certain Death
Who Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Who Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
The Horse He Sweats With Fear We Break To Run
The Mighty Roar Of The Russian Guns
And As We Race Toward The Human Wall
The Screams Of Pain As My Comrades Fall
We Hurdle Bodies That Lay On The Ground
And The Russians Fire Another Round
We Get So Near Yet So Far Away
We Won't Live To Fight Another Day
Who Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Who Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
We Get So Close Near Enough To Fight
When A Russian Gets Me In His Sights
He Pulls The Trigger And I Feel The Blow
A Burst Of Rounds Take My Horse Below

And As I Lay There Gazing At The Sky
My Body's Numb And My Throat Is Dry
And As I Lay Forgotten And Alone
Without A Tear I Draw My Parting Groan
Who Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Who Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh.
Esta enérgica canción de Iron Maiden llamada 'The Trooper' narra la valentía y sacrificio de un soldado enfrentándose a la brutalidad de la guerra. Con letras intensas y emocionantes, el narrador desafía a su enemigo a llevarse su vida, prometiendo llevarse la suya también...