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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Vocals
Roy Z
Roy Z
Guitar
Eddie Casillas
Eddie Casillas
Bass Guitar
David Ingraham
David Ingraham
Drums
Doug Van Booven
Doug Van Booven
Percussion
Doug Vanbooven
Doug Vanbooven
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Shay Baby
Shay Baby
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
For too long now
There were secrets in my mind
For too long now
There were things I should've said
In the darkness
I was stumbling for the door
To find a reason
To find the time, the place, the hour
[PreChorus]
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
[PreChorus]
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
[PreChorus]
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
[Outro]
I throw (I throw) myself (Myself) into the sea
Release the wave, let it wash over me
To face (To face) the fear (The fear) I once believed
The tears of the dragon, for you and for me
Written by: Bruce Dickinson

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