In League with Dragons

Lyrics

It's so hard to get revenge
The human element drags you down
Lead a solitary life if you can
Try not to show your face in town
Let the rumors find such bridges as they may
Reckon^[1] up the variables
Find a way to make it real
Make a deal
Until my protector comes

It's so hard to be yourself
When you've already seen the inside
Try to navigate the turns as best you can
Headed on down the slide
Strongs^[2] friends are where you find them
People talk all kinds of trash
Never you mind them
Make it real
Make a deal
Until my protector comes

Huge wings blotting out the sun
Remembering everyone

Be so hard to look away
You've gotta be strong in the face of suffering
Cut a good figure just in case somebody's watching
Even if it ends up meaning nothing
Let the breezes spread such scandal^[3] as they may
Maybe Boris Vallejo paints the back of your head someday
Make it real
You make a deal
Until my protector comes

Banter

• This is a song that I feel has a universal sentiment. It's about how when you consider the situation with your enemies and yourself, and you say, well I hope that someday my dragon protector will come and incinerate them all. And I hope that from my position at the top of the hill, I can see their torment but not hear it, because that would be a little too much, and I'd like to think I preserve the scrap of decency that I had before I adopted this dragon protector who now stands between me and those who would do me harm. (2019-04-30 Brooklyn Steel)
• This is about how we all hope that someday, our champion will somehow arrive, in some form or another, and incinerate all those who have stood between us and the simple pleasures we were only asking for in the first place. (2019-05-07 Mr. Smalls Theatre)

Live Performances

• 2019-04-30 Brooklyn Steel
• 2019-05-07 Mr. Smalls Theatre ((recording))

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