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Dance with the Dragon

from Waiting for the Hero by Anne Lister

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The third Hawkwood song, written in December 2001. It’s a carol, which were always meant to be danced.

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I danced with the dragon through the gates of the sun
As the daylight died
And the tune he was singing made the stars skip and run
In the deep night sky
Down in the forest at the turning of the year
The holly is still king
The trees sing the carols if you’ve ears for to hear
Bring the New Year in.
The dragon guards the fire with the curl of his tail
As the daylight dies
The starlight bends and fractures on a thousand gleaming scales
In the deep night sky
Here the logs are blazing and we sit by the fire
With our songs to sing
A challenge from the winter lord to find our heart’s desire
Bring the New Year in.
When you dance with the dragon be careful of his breath
As the daylight dies
The gates of the sun can lead to new life or death
In the deep night sky
Winter’s on the turning point, darkness will not last
Peace is on the wing
We’ll tell the tales of what’s to come remembering the past
Bring the New Year in.
The dance of the dragon is the flippant dance of time
As the daylight dies
Match him step for step, do not stumble out of line
In the deep night sky.
He’ll turn you and roll you around and around
Your head will rock and spin
And your world will seem much duller when your feet touch the ground
Bring the New Year in.

credits

from Waiting for the Hero, released February 4, 2022
Anne—guitar and vocals. Steafan Hannigan—bodhran and tabla. Mike O'Connor—fiddle and concertina. Matt Crum—clarinet.
Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee—harmony vocals.

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Anne is best known for her song "Icarus", recorded and performed by a number of different singers, including Martin Simpson and Nic Jones. "Astrolabe" is her ninth solo album.

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