Where Dragons Roam Lyrics

I shiver in my bed, a soul encased in ice

To the demon in the hearth, I will not offer sacrifice

An essence split and shattered is a hollow paradise

Take me so far away from home where dragons roam

The scarred must walk among us, I can't be the only one

Our arms and backs sting in the light of the cold sun

Beyond our frosted windows, there's a better life to come

Take me so far away from home where dragons roam

I'm sitting in the tavern and nursing my mulled wine

When a young traveler throws off his hood and declares, "this round is mine!"

As we toast to newfound brotherhood I hear whispers from the tables

That a drunk and vengeful farmhand's causing chaos in the stables

She staggers and wipes her forehead as she argues with the barman

And claims the horses he's been keeping belong to her homeland

As he starts makes his case, she inhales another drink

And decks him right across the chin before he has time to think

And as our jaws hang open in silent surprise

She rights herself and looks us in the eyes

"Pardon my reach, but if adventure you seek

How'd ya like to make some coin and go down in history?

My name's Áine and I was lying about the steeds

I care not for my homeland, but for creatures in need

We'll climb those snowy mountains, and that's where we'll make our stand

Against the beast who hordes the treasure and brings terror to our land"

Áine leads us through the depths of twisting, frozen caves

Where legions of explorers have found their untimely graves

Onto the lair of a horrid beast that's raring to attack

Beneath his scaly haunches sits a strange stone artifact

The creature bares his teeth and draws up to his fifteen feet

I stumble on a mossy rock as I bravely retreat

But sensing warmth and fear and peril, the stone emits a blinding glow

And with the beast distracted, we draw our swords and to battle we go

After our great conquest, to the pub we did retire

We warmed our bones as the baby dragon hatched beside the fire

We traded stories for all the pies and ale our hearts desired

Heroes in a land so far from home where dragons…

Guidelines on a canvas, words upon a page

Blood spills over soil in metallic grayscale rage

Actors slay plastic monsters on a wooden stage

Far away from this frigid home where dragons roam