Dragon in the Belfry
[Chorus]
Dragon in the belfry, claws in the beam
Waking up the town from the quiet dream
Breath is shaking frames in the window glass
Watching all the people as they try to pass
Ring the bell and wake the heat
Hunger rising from the seat
Leave a candle by the door
Don’t go asking anymore
Verse 1
The moon hangs low on the crooked roof
Light catches rust as a little proof
The tower leans like a tired man
Built without a steady plan
Wind threads through the empty arch
Stopping the pigeons in their march
Tail scrapes wood with a heavy sound
Sending terror to the ground
Verse 2
Inside the pews are overturned
Pages scattered, edges burned
Candles sit in clumps of wax
Filling in the floorboard cracks
Dust motes spin in the center black
Where the stained glass shows a crack
Twin red fires in the nest
Putting ancient fears to test
Pre-Chorus
Kids are talking of the night
When the steeple lost the fight
Not a hero from a book
Just a storm the city took
[Chorus]
Verse 3
Smoke is curling from the vent
Not a fire, just a scent
Snow is melting in a line
Tracing out the monster’s spine
Drifters sleep beneath the sheet
Muttering about the heat
Dreaming of the scales and stone
Chilling in the deepest bone
Pre-Chorus
Priest has locked the upper gate
Key is heavy, like a weight
Hears the scratching over head
Wishing he was in his bed
[Chorus]
Bridge
Lightning cracked the open sky
Blue fire flashing in the eye
Witness saw the wings unfold
Catching water, brave and bold
Street turned red and then went black
Lightning striking on the track
Morning showed the ring of soot
Bell is warped beneath the foot
Outro
Walk on past when wind is thin
Feel the rattle in the skin
Nod your head up to the stone
Leave the sleeping thing alone