The Dragon Who Guarded the

Lyrics

[Verse 1] My name is Abramán, I came for a dragon With a weathered map and a borrowed blade Past the burned-out mill and the blackthorn valley I followed the trail that the old stones made [Pre-Chorus] The ferryman crossed me for a silver ring The mountain kept what the villages fear But every mile had a mark in the dust And every mark said, “The dragon is near” [Chorus] I came for a dragon, I came through the fire I came with a promise I won’t let expire If it guards a gold crown or a child in a tower I’ll face what is waiting before the last hour My name is Abramán—remember it well I walked to the mouth of the oldest hell [Verse 2] At the ruined gate stood a girl named Mara With a lantern low and a scar on her hand She said, “That beast is not what they told you It keeps one secret beneath this land” [Pre-Chorus] We climbed where the red snow covered the stone While thunder rolled under the ridge A single scale lay bright in the mud Warm as a coal at the edge of the bridge [Chorus] I came for a dragon, I came through the fire I came with a promise I won’t let expire If it guards a gold crown or a child in a tower I’ll face what is waiting before the last hour My name is Abramán—remember it well I walked to the mouth of the oldest hell [Bridge] Then two amber eyes filled the cavern And the mountain drew one breath Mara raised her lantern, I lowered my sword We stood between a kingdom and death [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] I came for a dragon, but not for its treasure I came for the truth buried under the pressure The wings opened wide, and the dark turned to daylight The beast spoke my name in a voice like a great height My name is Abramán, and I’ll carry the tale Of the dragon who guarded the world from the pale [Outro] My name is Abramán I came for a dragon And I came back changed