Tears of the Dragon (First Bit, Long Bit, Last Bit) lyrics

[First Bit (di*kinson)]

[Verse 1]
For too long now, there were secrets in my mind
For too long now, there were things I should have said
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

[Verse 2]
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
[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

[Long Bit (di*kinson)]

[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Slowly I awake, slowly I rise
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
[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

[Last Bit (di*kinson-Crichton-Baker)]

(indistinguishable whispers)