[ti:When The Tigers Broke Free] [ar:Pink Floyd] [al:] [01:25.88]It was just before dawn [01:29.32]One miserable morning in black 'forty four. [01:36.33]When the forward commander [01:39.16]Was told to sit tight [01:41.53]When he asked that his men be withdrawn. [01:47.31]And the Generals gave thanks [01:51.63]As the other ranks held back [01:55.55]The enemy tanks for a while. [01:59.30]And the Anzio bridgehead [02:01.38]Was held for the price [02:04.21]Of a few hundred ordinary lives. [02:13.90]And old King George [02:15.67]Sent Mother a note [02:18.89]When he heard that father was gone. [02:23.05]It was, I recall, [02:25.24]In the form of a scroll, [02:28.26]With gold leaf and all. [02:33.64]And I found it one day [02:36.55]In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away. [02:44.82]And my eyes still grow damp to remember [02:47.76]His Majesty signed [02:52.19]With his own rubber stamp. [02:56.82]It was dark all around. [02:59.54]There was frost in the ground [03:02.13]When the tigers broke free. [03:08.84]And no one survived [03:11.91]From the Royal Fusiliers Company C. [03:18.89]They were all left behind, [03:22.95]Most of them dead, [03:26.12]The rest of them dying. [03:31.68]And that's how the High Command [03:34.86]Took my daddy from me.