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The TrooperThe Trooper is a song by Iron Maiden from their 1983 album Piece of Mind. The song is about the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War, and is at least partially based upon Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade." The song is a perhaps bleaker vision of this poem, taking the viewpoint of one of the slain troopers. It is known for the "galloping" sound of its guitar, and is said to be a crowd favorite at concerts. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson has typically introduced the song in concert by (loosely) quoting the poem: "Into the valley of death rode the six hundred. Cannon to left of them, cannon to right of them, volleyed and thundered, 'The Trooper.'" - We get so close, near enough to fight
- when a Russian gets me in his sights
- He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
- A burst of rounds takes my horse below
- And as I lay there gazing at the sky
- My body's numb, and my throat is dry
- And as I lay forgotten and alone
- Without a tear I draw my parting groan...
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