In a 2014 interview with Pitchfork, singer Britt Daniel explained that the title of the song came from a Jean Duvet engraving called, “The Apocalypse: The Dragon with Two Horns and the Beast with Seven”.
[Verse 1]
The beast and dragon, adored
You've been gone so long
Where you been for so long?
I went to places unknown
Rented a room
And I forgot my pen
Shook my twin
And I had to find the feelin' again
[Verse 2]
Now all I need is a crew
One that can act as if
One that can slay on cue
And sneeze and sniff
Uh-huh alright
I'm going back to the water
Been landlocked too long
[Chorus]
I got a feeling, it don't come cheap
I got a feeling, oh and then it got to me
It took its time a-working into my soul
I got to believe it come from rock and roll
Believe it come from rock and roll
[Verse 3]
Where did you get for so long
I been learning my scene
I been watching my friends move away
I summon my love back to me
And I went down by the seawall
That's when I knew, knew they never got you
Great dominions, they don't come cheap
Great dominions, they just want you to leave
I got the meaning the meaning sat tight
Said it's not what you expected but it could be right
[Chorus]
I got a feeling, it didn't come free
I got a feeling, oh and then it got to me
When you don't feel it, it shows they tear out your soul
And when you believe, they call it rock and roll
And when you believe, they call it rock and roll
[Outro]
The beast and dragon, adored
You've been gone so long (I've been writing my scene)
Where you been for so long?
I went to places unknown
Oh and the dragon, adored
You've been gone so long
Where you been for so long?
I went to places unknown
The beast and dragon, adored
You've been gone so long (Gotta find the way to the water)
Where you been for so long?
The Beast and Dragon, Adored was written by Britt Daniel.
The Beast and Dragon, Adored was produced by Britt Daniel & Mike McCarthy & Jim Eno.
Spoon released The Beast and Dragon, Adored on Tue May 10 2005.
Britt Daniel said to Pitchfork: “I had the idea for a title: ‘The Beast and Dragon, Adored.’ That was supposed to be the album title, actually. Since it was one of the last songs we recorded for Gimme Fiction, the idea was that I would go back and mention as many of the other songs on the record in...