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The Consummate Dragon Lyrics
It is truly the perfect being
Its armor is tenfold shields
Its teeth, swords
Claws in the guise of greeting hands
How does it sleep at night
This tyrant?
Heaping slaves on the pyre
Just to watch ambition burn
It is truly the perfect being
It's armor is tenfold shields
And from its tongue, fire
Could any being verily bask in malevolence
As if its indifference might pardon it?
This tyrant
He is the fatherless
With the arrogance of a being that insists it created itself
What can it create?
This uninspired muse rules only barren lands
It cannot create a thing
When the public speaks the truth
Simply tear it down
Dissent, and smolder
Your thoughts are law, great dragon
Just spare me and mine
While I bide my time
Knowing you well
The enemy
Cover may the every men
I show no recoil for
A would-be dragon
The common man is the consummate dragon
The poorest excuse of a man
My chest to shields
My teeth to swords
My hands to claws
And fire...
Now we can make war
A titan against a titan
Its teeth, swords
Claws in the guise of greeting hands
This tyrant?
Heaping slaves on the pyre
Just to watch ambition burn
And from its tongue, fire
As if its indifference might pardon it?
This tyrant
With the arrogance of a being that insists it created itself
This uninspired muse rules only barren lands
It cannot create a thing
Simply tear it down
Just spare me and mine
While I bide my time
Knowing you well
The enemy
I show no recoil for
A would-be dragon
The poorest excuse of a man
My teeth to swords
My hands to claws
And fire...
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this is such great imagery. if anyone has the new album, you will notice that flaming heart in the guys hand while a snake entagles his flesh. I think what matt is trying to say here is simple- he wants to be well equipt agasint the "dragon"- so well equipt that he is equal agasint the dragon. This song is a statement to his fears that he is getting ready for battle, and he will not loose this time
best band lyrically ever? maybe.
There isn't any metaphors in this song, This is about the book 'the Hobbit', Smaug the Dragon of Erebor to be exact.
"My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!" Smaug's description of himself, from The Hobbit part 12, Inside Information.