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The Liberator
(ASPIRE)
Music by Al Candello,
Lyrics by Al Candello and Ryan Metzger
A mighty and hideous dragon
Has conquered our beautiful land
By burning to ashes the gardens
And turning the rivers to sand.
Our army has proved unimportant,
They could not stand murderous flame
The generals ran for the water
While soldiers had died for their fame
Now we must respect the lizard
Try our best to serve and please it.
Fly! Monster in the sky
But conquest was not his intention
He cares the least for the throne
His eager and foremost attention
Was for human flesh, blood and bones
The dragon must eat every morning
His hunger as strong as the flame.
The pureness of virgins he hunts for.
Once found, he leaves no remains.
So we need to find solution
Find someone for retribution
Come! Knight with shining sword
Liberate our land! We will wait
And one by one the knights have died
From flames or paws of the man-eater
Their swords and shields were put in pile
To daunt the future competitors
Nor princess' beauty, neither gold
Could anymore attract contenders
The judgment of the beast will hold
And no one’s there to defend us.
And in these grim and desolated days
The council gathered to look for the way.
We needed means to pacify the brute,
To get control on his licentious loot.
Then one of old and wise rose from his seat
He said that we should sacrifice a bit
We must decide ourselves who would be used
As food and thus we will protect our youth
Now we made up our minds
Beast we will pro-vide every night
We fed it with weaklings and ailing
With criminals real and forged
So dragon grew fat and ungainly
It could not fly high anymore
It stays in its cave stuffed and sated
And no one depraves our land.
We prosper and feel quite protected
By wise whom has glory well gained
Now he moved inside the castle
Married princess without hassle
And we call him Liberator,
Mighty Dragon Subjugator
Hail! Potent overlord Flourish in the world Land will hold!
We we will never think to forget your deed, Your bright wit.