Album: Piece Of Mind (1983)

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• It's snowing outside
  The rumbling sound of engines roar in the night
  The mission is near
  The confident men are waiting to drop from the sky
  
  The blizzard goes on
  But still they must fly
  No one should go
  Where eagles dare
  
  Bavarian alps that lay all around
  They seem to stare from below
  The enemy lines a long time passed
  Are lying deep in the snow
  
  Into the night
  They fall through the sky
  No one should fly
  Where eagles dare
  
  They're closing in the fortress is near
  It's standing high in the sky
  The cable car's the only way in
  It's really impossible to climb
  
  They make their way
  But maybe too late
  They've got to try
  To save the day
  
  The panicking cries
  The roaring of guns are echoing all around the valley
  The mission complete
  They make to escape away from the Eagles Nest
  
  They dared to go
  Where no one would try
  They chose to fly
  Where eagles dare Writer/s: Stephen Percy Harris
  Publisher: BMG Rights Management
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 15

• Ghostgetter Reverse 96 Fm from Forney TexasThis is Nicko Brain's Debut Album. And rightly so. He has been with the band ever since. What a way to introduce yourself with Where Eagles Dare.
• Congo Pense from N.californiaIm just finishing up a cover of this song with the lead guitar player and singer from The Iron Maidens.The Duellist is a spectacular song
• Patrick from Ottawa, OnSo is this song about a battle in the skies sort of like the battle for Britain?
• Joe from Silvis, Ilthis song is where its at
• Claude from Kingston, MaDidn't mean anything major by my comment.....love Maiden, always have, always will. But I still think the two songs are almost interchangeable. Listen to the rhythm of the opening lyrics in each.
• Nathan from Wichititty, KsYeah The Duellists is plenty different. Iron Maiden is a much better band than that, Claude. Relax.
• Matthew from Rugby, United KingdomWell, this is my favourite song of Piece Of Mind (even including the Trooper), and (compared to other Maiden songs), I don't particularly like The Duellists, so I wouldn't say they're the same. Maybe similar style, but I don't see (or even hear) any massive resemblence
• Claude from Kingston, MaListen to this song and then listen to "The Duelist" on Powerslave and tell me they're not the same song.
• Viper from Ny, NyThis song was also covered by Fozzy on Happenstance in 2002.
• Alexandra from Sockholm, SwedenThis is my favorite maiden song EVER!!!
• Emarkm from Cheshire, United KingdomYep, the drums were written to emulate machine gun sounds, and I think that Nicko does a damned good job of it.
• Ryan from Bethany, Okthis is my favorite maiden song next to "revelations"
• Ryan from Bethany, Okkiss ass drums
• Jeff from Austin, TxKILLER song!!! This is the first song on arguably Maiden's best album "Piece of Mind". Bruce's extended high note at the end of the song causes instant devil horns on each hand.
• Wessel from Dedemsvaart, Netherlandslove the drums in this song

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