Carved dragons In the assault by sea and air Piercing calls Try to synchronise A new century for all that lives When volcanoes meet The sea Dragons carved in stone Begin to stir Thawed from the chill of time To undertake suicide missions A trial by Sea No man could stand Man though swimming strong Is but a tormented plaything Of the fates And gods’ blasts Ejecting man’s poison Delivered on moving ground They embark on their journey Begun on Earth and ended in water Grasping possibility With so much more to lose Plummeting to discover Ancient hints of greatness Amongst Nature’s ancient ruins Scars of a battle Water boiling white In an eternal turmoil Circus For the price of a ticket Uncomprehending eyes Witness in anger Caged lion His pride thrown against the wall No Androclean kindness Brutal torments Reprised night on night The inevitable impending nightmare Its true story never told
