[INTRO] (Low sub-bass rumble, wind howling through the canyon) (Deep, slow dragon breath; quiet hiss of hot steam escaping the nostrils) (Sound of heavy iron scales scraping against stone) Silence blankets the hills The moon casts a cold, pale light Under my palm lies the cool stone of your scales Before the morning comes… [VERSE 1] They stalked behind me, shadows of the past Feeding on fear, waiting for my fall They thought the dark had left me completely alone Blind to the guardian waiting in this misty gorge (Low, vibrating purr rumbling deep in the dragon's chest — like distant thunder) I touched your temple, you closed your amber eye A single whisper was enough to awaken sleeping steel (Heavy snap of a massive jaw, metallic grind of fangs) [CHORUS] (Deafening, sky-splitting DRAGON ROAR) (Sound of flame igniting deep in the throat, rising rush of air and a massive BLAST OF FIRE: WHOOSH!) You burn the bridges behind me when enemies are at my heels! An iron roar tears the night apart, turning every trail to ash! I won't look back, a wall of crimson fire burns behind To the world, you are a nightmare from ancient lore But to me — a winged sanctuary, the faithful shadow by my side! [VERSE 2] (Heavy, bass-driven beats of colossal leathery wings: THUMP... THUMP...) I see their faces painted in the glow of the inferno They learned too late that our pact was sealed (Sound of crumbling stone crashing into the abyss, raining sparks) The wooden timbers break and fall with a shower of sparks The river boils below, their fate erased in smoke (Violent rush of wind cutting through a sudden dive) We soar above the clouds, the gale tearing through my cloak Below lies only ruin, before us lies the open night [BRIDGE] (Music suddenly drops away, guitars and drums fall silent) (Only high-altitude wind and the steady, warm breath of the beast remain) To them, you are a beast of iron and smoke A harbinger of doom who offers no mercy (Gentle, deep, cat-like rumble as the snout rests against skin) Yet when you rest your head upon my open hands I see only peace in you… And boundless tenderness in a world driven by hate [CHORUS] (Explosion of symphonic metal, double roar layering over a soaring choir) (Continuous roaring wave of fire sweeping across the horizon) You burn the bridges behind me when enemies are at my heels! An iron roar tears the night apart, turning every trail to ash! I won't look back, a wall of crimson fire burns behind To the world, you are a nightmare from ancient lore But to me — a winged sanctuary, the faithful shadow by my side! [OUTRO] (Rustle of massive wings slowly folding back) (Faint crackle of dying embers inside the throat) Behind us, only smoke Ahead, a trail of stars My dark protector… (Soft, warm exhale of steam fading out) Rest easy. (One last distant, fading rumble into absolute silence) No one can reach us now.
