When The Eagle Screams

In the heart of battle we were tested



All of us were in the front line too



We were in the thick of it



Soon we were so sick of it



But we had much more soldering 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 eagle 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 eagle screams we die



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 to 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 we die



When the eagle screams



When the eagle screams you die



When the eagle screams you die



Eagle screams you die, hey