The Dragon A song written and performed by Cory Capron, March 21st 2003 A lot of people mistreat others A lot of people mistreat themselves I saw it in the mirrors On the ornamental shelves I've been poisoning my body I've been auctioning my soul Wake up every morning feel' a little less in control This feeling, it's a dark one And it's a-swallowing me whole I need somebody to talk to Someone who can console These are dismal days we're seeing These are bloody days we hold In the palm of our hands as we ramble on down our roads Singing Lord, somebody take a-hold of me Lord, somebody take a-hold of me... I've been sheltered and drained, grounded for the storm But oh what a day to be reborn I said Lord somebody take a-hold of me Bad people tend to mean well They try to do what they think 's right They try to con the devil When they only block the light You can slaughter all his minions You can free the great kingdom But when you finally kill the dragon it's the dragon you become I say Lord, somebody take a-hold of me Lord, somebody take a-hold of me... I've been a-trembling dizzy, all my humanity's worn And my heart it feels oh so torn I said Lord, somebody take a-hold of me I'm drifting on a bunk bed Down a stream of aimless thoughts Been trying hard not to think about The things I wish I'd forgot Quit thinking 'bout the children, they say Quit thinking 'bout the bombs Just take another Prozac so that you don't have these qualms And all my friends are steppingstones They tend to stone me on my path And I'm trying hard I'm trying hard To face myself and all these reflections... Yeah I'm, trying to find my better half Well I'm a-standing nearsighted at the edge of the street Trying to see what's cutting through the desert heat Spitting on the posters that say "WE WANT YOU" Running all directions not sure what to do They say "kids where you going with this anti-war? You're all stoners and loners and consumer whores Always bitching 'bout the government whenever you're bored Just a-playing your bongos and shaking' you're gourds Singing 'not in our name, no more your way Peace and love are here to stay' But then you go home and play your video games With your violence and sex and your sweatshop brand names..." (Dude, take a breath) And all the cynics keep preaching to eager listeners Shooting down the noble efforts of these protesters But something's coming down the highway through the ribbons of steam It's a reality check to break up this dream That war is the answer the troubles of the world It just a-passes 'em on to our boys and girls And all of these streams of blood flow into a dead sea Oh lord-e-lord somebody show us how to see... Lord, somebody take a-hold of me Lord, somebody take a-hold of me... I've been a-trembling dizzy, all my humanity's worn And my heart it feels oh so torn I said Lord, somebody take a-hold of me Lord, somebody take a-hold of me... I've been sheltered and drained, grounded for the storm But oh what a day to be reborn I said Lord, somebody take a-hold of me..."The Dragon" IS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL AND MAY NOT BE DOWNLOADED, TRANSMITTED, PRINTED OR PERFORMED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR
"The Dragon" debuted at No Shame Goes To War (Charlottesville), on March 21, 2003, performed by Cory Capron.