[singer A] In the ash of dawn A crack in the stone One hot breath And the dark starts to glow Scales like sparks Under old rain You hear the pulse Shake through the grain Hold your breath Watch it rise Gold in the smoke Red in its eyes The ground bends low The sky leans in Something ancient wakes Let it begin [transition] [singer B] I found it by the river stone Curled up warm and all alone Scales like coins in a fevered sun Burned gold edges, every one It cut my palm, it didn’t care Like old fire in the open air I held my breath, I held it tight Something ancient in my sight And it moved like a secret Under my thumb Cold as a warning Hot as the sun The skin of a dragon I want it, I want it The skin of a dragon I keep it, I keep it The skin of a dragon It won’t let me go The skin of a dragon I wear it like hope [melodic transition] [singer A] The birth of a dragon The birth of the dragon From the fire, it calls me home The birth of a dragon The birth of the dragon No one leaves when the flames are known Old bones stir In the blackened deep A kingless roar Breaks the seal of sleep Not a myth Not a cage Just a heartbeat Learning rage The birth of a dragon The birth of the dragon Now the whole world bends and knows The birth of a dragon The birth of the dragon And the night gives way to blue [outro] [singer B] The skin of a dragon I want it, I want it The skin of a dragon I keep it, I keep it The skin of a dragon It won’t let me go The skin of a dragon I wear it like hope
