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The Trooper
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The Trooper was released on May 16, 1983 by Sanctuary Records as a part of the album Piece of Mind (Remastered)
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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Vocals
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Bass Guitar
Nicko McBrain
Nicko McBrain
Drums
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith
Guitar
Dave Murray
Dave Murray
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Buchalter
Bruce Buchalter
Mixing Engineer
Ade Emsley
Ade Emsley
Mastering Engineer
Martin Birch
Martin Birch
Producer
Tony Newton
Tony Newton
Mastering Engineer
Dennis Haliburton
Dennis Haliburton
Assistant Recording Engineer
Franklin Gibson
Franklin Gibson
Assistant Engineer
Simon Heyworth
Simon Heyworth
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Bridge]
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
[Verse 3]
The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall
[Verse 4]
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
[Bridge]
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
[Verse 5]
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
[Verse 6]
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
[Bridge]
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Written by: Steve Harris

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