Eagle is the first track on the group’s fifth album, ABBA: The Album, and the longest track they ever recorded.
Lyricist Ulvaeus was inspired by Richard Bach’s novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull when he wrote the lyrics for this song. Leaning away from their usual catchy pop lyrics, music critics ha...
[Verse 1]
They came flying from far away
Now I'm under their spell
I love hearing the stories that they tell
[Verse 2]
They've seen places beyond my land
And they've found new horizons
They speak strangely but I understand
[Pre-Chorus]
And I dream I'm an eagle
And I dream I can spread my wings
[Chorus]
Flying high, high
I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high
What a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
[Verse 3]
As all good friends we talk all night
And we fly wing to wing
I have questions and they know everything
[Verse 4]
There's no limit to what I feel
We climb higher and higher
Am I dreaming or is it all real?
[Pre-Chorus]
Is it true I'm an eagle?
Is it true I can spread my wings?
[Chorus]
Flying high, high
I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high
What a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
[Interlude]
[Pre-Chorus]
And I dream I'm an eagle
And I dream I can spread my wings
[Chorus]
Flying high, high
I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high
What a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
Flying high, high
I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high
What a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
Eagle was written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus.
Eagle was produced by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus.