In the Court of the Dragon is based on a short story from the book The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. The play portrayed involves mystery for those who follow The King in Yellow and the Dragon of the tale.
[Chorus 1]
In the court of the dragon
Death of gods and world
In the court of the dragon
You will know your worth
[Verse 1]
Hammer clenched
Open mouth
Living 'neath the tides of pain
Surely any man would drown
Horrid king
Cries unheard
Bathed in blood
You'll get what you deserved
Burning home
Only child
Hidden from the deadly ones
Hunted far but never found
Nightmare past
Haunting him
Bides his time
Sinks into the sea
[Chorus 1]
In the court of the dragon
Death of gods and world
In the court of the dragon
You will know your worth
[Verse 2]
Final clash
Beast and man
Rising from the violent waves
With the bloodied head in hand
Open mouth
Swallowing the king
Gods devoured whole
Light extinguishing
No more
Will the sun look down to illuminate the world
[Chorus 2]
In spite of all the hate behind these eyes
I've seen that only one of us survives
I'm here to destroy you, I'm here to avenge
In the court of the dragon, I descend
[Breakdown]
The stars have died and the heavens go up in flames
Earth
Sinks
The stars have died and the heavens go up in flames
Earth
Sinks
The stars have died and the heavens go up in flames
Earth
Sinks
The stars have died and the heavens go up in flames
[Chorus 2]
In spite of all the hate behind these eyes
I've seen that only one of us survives
I'm here to destroy you, I'm here to avenge
In the court of the dragon, I descend
In spite of all the hate behind these eyes
I've seen that only one of us survives
I'm here to destroy you, I'm here to avenge
In the court of the dragon, I descend
[Chorus 1]
In the court of the dragon
Death of gods and world
In the court of the dragon
You will know your worth
In the Court of the Dragon was written by Matthew K. Heafy & Corey Beaulieu & Paolo Gregoletto.
In the Court of the Dragon was produced by Josh Wilbur.
Trivium released In the Court of the Dragon on Fri Jul 09 2021.
Paolo Gregoletto:
We had this melody from a live soundcheck we did in Tokyo in 2008 or 2009, and Corey really wanted to use it on a new song. That melody led to the main riff, the one that kicks in right away. Then we wrote the rest of the song and realized that we didn’t need that melody anymore,...