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The Trooper by Iron Maiden

You'll take my life but I'll take (1)__________ too
You'll fire your (2)____________ but I'll run you through
So (3)________ you're waiting for the (4)________ attack
You'd better (5)__________ there's no turning back.

The bugle sounds and the charge begins
But on this (6)______________________ no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and (7)____________ breath
As I (8)____________ on (9)________ certain death.

The horse he (10)____________ with fear we break to run
The (11)____________ roar of the Russian guns
And as we (12)________ towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my (13)________________ fall

We hurdle (14)____________ (15)________ lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so (16)________ yet so far away
We were meant to (17)__________ (18)______________ day.

We get so close near (19)____________ to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A (20)__________ of (21)____________ (22)________ my (23)__________ 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 (24)________ I draw my (25)______________ groan
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