Eye of the Tiger

This song is one of the greatest inspirational songs of all time. I think its basically saying never give up on your dreams, even if you think that it's impossible. Sometimes you may change your mind about what you want to do in life, but that's only because you think what you want is out of reach. But this song is telling you that if you set your mind to something (eye of the tiger) and don't give up, you can make it. Well, that's what it means to me.

Risin' up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances Went the distance Now I'm back on my feet Just a man and his will to survive

To me this song is about rising from some type of loss, or defeat so to say and fighting back. The first line reads " Risin' up, back on the street" this nearly means that after he is fighting back to know he can do it. Also, that he can't let things hold him back; he needs to let them go and live on with his life. The next line could be interpreted that he took his time to think about the previous situation and made a final decision to let it go and live on with his life. The line " Now I'm back on my feet" nearly means that he let his defeat past him and moved on and is back to normal. Finally the last line is interpreted, by me at least, that he is alone in his life and fighting for survival both mentally and perhaps even physically.

"Rocky, when you beat me, you had the eye rock, the eye of the tiger. You have to get that back" - Apollo Creed! This song has inspired me. THere are no words to describe the feeling i get when i hear this song. ADRIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, dyingtolive? God's old too, does that make Him bad?

I know this song was from the movie Rocky, but thats not what I think of when I hear it. I'm a student at Auburn University and a die-hard Auburn fan. They play this song during games and it gets the crowd so pumped up. WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!!

This song is cool but there are countless other Survivor songs that are better. I Cant Hold Back, Caught in the Game, American Heartbeat, Across the Miles, and plenty of others deserve more recognition.

this is interesting

I think the singer just suffered a great loss or lost something important, and he's trying to move on.

Risin' up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances

He's struggled to come to this level and he's trying to forget his losses.

Went the distance Now I'm back on my feet Just a man and his will to survive

He's letting go of his past attachment, hence the lines: "Just a man (emphasis on the just) and his will to survive" as in, he doesn't want to get hurt anymore so it's just him from now on.

So many times, it happens too fast You trade your passion for glory Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive

This one is pretty literal according to the interpretation above. He's just elaborating.

It's the eye of the tiger It's the thrill of the fight Risin' up to the challenge Of our rival And the last known survivor Stalks his prey in the night And he's watching us all with the Eye of the tiger

This part always reminded me of the Hunger Games, with the "eye of the tiger" being the victor and the stalker the other, past ones.

Just expressing my opinion :)

This is a fantastic song. It really pumps you up and inspires.

If you know the Rocky saga, you'll know that this song is about Rocky Balboa. Survivor wrote this after being asked by Stallone. They looked at some Rocky clips and wrote the song based on what they saw. That bum bum bum drum sound throughout the song is the punches that Survivor were watching as part of the fight clips they were sent.

This song was for Rocky 3 where Rocky is now rich and a famous knockout champ, But he gets comfortable and starts resting on his laurels and living the easy life. Meanwhile he doesn't see Clubber Lang studying him and coming up behind him to take his title. Clubber is now the Rocky of the first Rocky, and Rocky has essentially become the cocky Apollo - Money, fur, endorsements, the celeb lifestyle etc.

He loses his 'eye of the tiger' his hunger, ambition, and he has to find it again to beat Clubber. He has to go back to what he was, cause there was an honesty and rawness there. He's lost his edge, his danger, because he got too comfortable which is exactly what happened to Apollo both with Rocky, and then fatally with Drago in Rocky 4.

The 'eye of the tiger' is that dangerous glint before the kill (the knockout).

if you listen to the lyrics, the song is Rocky. He rises from a bum on the streets with hunger and fire to win, and he does, goes straight to the top - goes the distance.

"You change your passion for glory" exactly what Rocky does in the movie. Becomes a celeb rather than a real fighter.

"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive"

He has to become the bum Rocky again to win back his title and defeat Clubber. He has to go back to what he knows, like keeping your feet squarely on the ground. He loses the fight and Micky, reevaluates his life, and with Apollo's help and his original training he gets his hunger and edge back = his eye of the tiger.

one of the greatest 80's songs of all time. Gotta respect Rocky