It is therefore hardly surprising that the song “The Eye of the Tiger” has remained a huge hit among athletes and sporting fans alike. In either case, one will have to prove that one has the heart of a lion. They conjure up the same image of a desperate, determined and laser-focused determination that can help one achieve unbelievable things. Whichever interpretation was meant by the band Survivor, and whichever interpretation you prefer, both have merit. He is in a tough spot, facing the eye of the tiger, and will have to use considerable skill to escape his predicament. Similarly, the line “just a man and his will to survive” implies that the protagonist of the song (and film) is in danger of not surviving. Support for this interpretation can be found in the lyrics of the 1982 song.įor example, in the line “for the kill with the skill to survive,” the human protagonist (the tiger’s potential victim, the boxer) is the “kill.” He is being called upon in this moment of desperation to demonstrate that he does have what it takes to defeat his rival and survive. However, once the tiger is close enough to strike its prey down, it will turn its ears to face its kill. This serves to prevent attacks from behind. They are intended to confuse potential predators about which direction the tiger is facing. These “eyes” normally serve to protect the tiger. This interpretation derives from the fact that in the wild, seeing the “eyes” of a tiger is a sign of certain death.īefore a tiger attacks, it turns its ears forward, revealing a black spot on the back of each of its ears to its prey. It requires incredible tenacity, intensity, willpower, and strength of character to survive when facing “the eye of the tiger.” In this interpretation, the tiger’s eye represents a situation of existential, immediate danger. The “eye of the tiger” as the last thing you see before you dieĪnother interpretation of the expression “the eye of the tiger,” as it is used in the 1982 hit song, refers to someone who is not the tiger. In this interpretation, the specific characteristics of having the eye of the tiger are a sharpness and a heightened spatial awareness that have to be drawn upon in order for the tiger to survive, or, in the analogy in Rocky III, the boxer to win. Instead, as in the ideal of the American Dream, they are drawing on inner resources and a single-minded and sharp determination to do what they have to do to win. The fact that tigers do not need much light to be able to stalk their prey serves as a good metaphor for the fact that those who are fighting to survive can persevere despite the fact that they do not have many external resources (symbolized by light). Tigers hunt their prey at night, and a high rod count allows them to detect the movements of their potential kills due to a heightened sensitivity to spatial changes.Ĭats only require 1/6 of the light that humans do to see. Rods are what allow us to accurately see shapes, while cones are responsible for the ability to see color. This allows them to assess distances and spatial depth with extraordinary accuracy.Īnother unique thing about tigers’ eyes is that they have more rods than cones. However, tigers’ binocular vision is far more advanced than that of humans. This gives us both what is known as binocular vision.īinocular vision derives from the fact that our two fields of vision overlap to create a three-dimensional image. Like humans, tigers have eyes that face forwards. The “eye of the tiger” as a symbol of single-minded determination Being “in the eye of the tiger” refers to being in a “kill or be killed” situation, because tigers in the wild cock their heads to reveal eye-like spots on the backs of their ears just before striking their pray. Having the “eye of the tiger” means being laser-focused on achieving a singular goal. What is the meaning of “eye of the tiger?” However, there are very few people who understand the real meaning of the expression, from which the song gets its name. Most of us now vaguely associate the expression “the eye of the tiger” with perseverance and sporting achievement. The punchy, staccato riff of the song was intended as a “pulse” that would recall the sound of boxing gloves and the to-and-fro footwork of a boxer’s bounce-step.
ROCKY THEME SONG EYE OF THE TIGER MOVIE
It became the highlight of the soundtrack of Stallone’s hit boxing movie Rocky III. The song was written by the band Survivor at the request of Sylvester Stallone. There are very few of us who wouldn’t recognize the intro to the 1982 hard rock hit “Eye of the Tiger.”
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