In the heart of battle we were tested   All of us were in the front line too   We were in the thick of it   Soon we were so sick of it   But we had much more soldering to do      I'll tell you what it was that drove us on   The certainty that we were right and the enemy was wrong   Go up on the mountain, speak to gods and men   See if they can tell you why they died      Ask them when we stop the greed   Ask them why we have to bleed   They will tell you, brother   When the eagle screams we die      In the heat of battle we were brave   Mentioned in dispatches that is true   We were given medals but now they call us devils   And now we can't decide between the two      I'll tell you what it was that changed the rules   When the high command was given up to businessmen and fools   Go up to the graveyard, tell them what I said   See if they rest easy where they lie      Ask them if they found release   Ask them if they rest in peace   They will tell you, brother   When the eagle screams we die      In the heat of battle we were murdered   We lie forever in a foreign field   Bodies broken, future lost   Lives unspoken, what a cost      Still the young men come with zest and zeal   I'll tell you why they want to fight and die   Because the people over them are full of shit and lies   Go up to the battlefield, ask them what they want   Find out how they feel where they lie      They would like to win the war   But when they wonder who it's for   They will tell you, brother   When the eagle screams we die      When the eagle screams   When the eagle screams you die   When the eagle screams you die   Eagle screams you die, hey