i was listening to iron maiden's 'the trooper' and i got confused.
it says:
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
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We were meant to fight another day.
Does that mean it's written from the viewpoint of a German soldier during WWII? but earlier in the song it talks about muskets so would it be a French Nepolianic soldier?
2007-02-10 14:01:36 · 4 answers · asked by DeanB 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
'The Trooper' is a song which describes the describes a British cavalry charge against the Russian army during the 'The Crimean War (1853-1856) at Balaclava on 25th October 1854. This action was a major blunder of the Crimean War, useless bloodsheds being a theme that Iron Maiden approached again with the song Paschendale on the 2003 'Dance Of Death' album Thin Lizzy's 1976 song Massacre, that was covered by Maiden on their 1988 single 'Can I play With Madness' was also inspired by this battle. (Read more at the source link)
2007-02-10 15:19:58 · answer #1 · answered by Nimish A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This relates to the Berlin wall.
2007-02-10 14:25:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lindsay Jane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's actually about the Cold War.
2007-02-10 14:05:29 · answer #3 · answered by PDY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's talking about all wars, all types of wartime bloodshed.
2007-02-10 14:06:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋