When the Tiger Broke Free
David Palmer
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It was just before dawn
One miserable morning in Black Forty-Four
When the forward commander was told to sit tight
When he asked that his men be withdrawn
And the Generals gave thanks as the other ranks
Held back the enemy tanks for a while
And the Anzio bridgehead was held for the price
Of a few hundred ordinary lives
And kind old King George sent Mother a note
When he heard that Father was gone
And it was, I recall, in the form of a scroll
With gold leaf and all
And I found it one day
In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away
And my eyes still grow damp to remember
His Majesty signed in his own rubber stamp
It was dark all around
There was frost on the ground
When the Tigers broke free
And no one survived
From the Royal Fusiliers Company C
They were all left behind
Most of 'em dead
The rest of 'em dying
And that's how the High Command
Took my daddy from me
All that you touch, all that you see
All that you taste, all you feel
All that you love, all that you hate
All you distrust, all you save
All that you give, all that you deal
All that you buy, beg, borrow, or steal
All you create, all you destroy
All that you do, all that you say
All that you eat, everyone you meet
All that you slight, everyone you fight
All that is now, all that is gone
All that's to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon