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The Dragon's Own Song

from Singing on the Wind by Anne Lister

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Written a very long time ago, when I was very young (so I'm not going to attempt to put a date on it) - but still fun to sing.

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Do you ever see yourself as the dragon in the story of St George?
Spending the day in the usual sort of way
Suddenly find you've been challenged to a duel
And one of you must die?
Have you ever wondered why some of us are losers?

You walk right into the middle of some human fairy tale
You've no choice in the plot, the fighting grows too hot
And all you want to do is go back where you came from
But by mistake you step forward and get transfixed on a sword
And it's too late then.

It should be about good and evil, but I'm not convinced that's true
What's so good about a hero, what's so bad about a dragon
What's special about princesses and magic about virgins?
Who's to say they got it right? Somewhere there just might
Be a different scale of values.

So I'm thinking of writing a story where the opposite turns out true
The dragon gets the sword and beats up St George
The people dance and sing and make the dragon king
And that way all of us who generally fall down
Might some day some way wear the crown.

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from Singing on the Wind, released August 5, 2021

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Anne Lister Wales, UK

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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