America's Eagle (A Soldier's Tale) (Country - Alternative, Folk) |
LyricsAMERICA's EAGLE(A Soldier's Tale) (STEVE DAFOE 2005) (COPYRIGHTED) CHORUS : And the eagle lets out a scream Cries out over another shattered dream For soldiers who die For someone's cause... A noble cause But the eagle lets out a scream Tired of these shattered dreams For the fathers and the son's And all their little one's It's for a noble call For that, they'll fall... Verse 1: He remembers with misty eye's Now so old and very frail A great war...he didn't question why The fighting fierce..there could be no fail He prays to his God as his friends all die Thinks of his wife and children Amongst death and falling men The second war to end all wars And when it did his son was just ten Verse 2: Continues his story with trembling words About his only boy and now a grandson Worried 'bout them facing future enemy guns About to be real with Vietnam He prays to his God as his son dies Thinks of his son's wife and child Never a chance to say goodbye When the blood dried where war had been And when Saigon fell....his grandson was just ten Verse 3: His voice lowers ....his eye's die Friends gone and his son now dead Now a grandson off to war ...he questions why But too weary to think, slumps on his bed He prays to his God as his grandson dies Thinks of his wife with no children Senses the great grandson that should have been Another war to end all wars He just wants another grandchild just about ten Play one more time with his son just 'bout ten... Play one more time with his son just 'bout ten... ---------------------------------------- Broadjam Member Reviews Hard to write a good war related song.... but you did it! Love to hear acoustic and vocal! Nicely done. Not a big fan of talking a verse... but this one worked. Good story telling and emotion. That's a 5* for me!!! - Mike Lewis |
| Short Song Description: Three Generations affected by the horror of war Genre: Country - Alternative, Folk Mood: Down/Dark/Melancholic, Sentimental/Ballad Instruments: Acoustic Guitar (Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin) Track type: Lyric - Full Lyric themes: War, Sadness Depression, Patriotism, Storytelling Keywords: acoustic, simple Ending type: End Sustain Bpm 42 |
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| Story Behind the Song: Hard to write a good war related song.... but you did it! Love to hear acoustic and vocal! Nicely done. Not a big fan of talking a verse... but this one worked. Good story telling and emotion. That's a 5* for me!!! Not sure I'd change anything. Reviewed by Mike Lewis ,Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Lyric Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Music Credits: Steve Dafoe |
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| Publisher Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Performance Credits: Shawn Byrne |
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| Song Length: 2:57 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Alternative |
| Secondary Genre: Folk-Contemporary |
| Tempo / Feel: Very Slow (Under 70) |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Armed Forces |
| Subject Matter 2: War |
| Mood 1: Troubled |
| Mood 2: Heartbreaking |
| Similar Artist 1: Byrds, The |
| Similar Artist 2: Leon Russell |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |