I know where were the dragons sleep
And they know what I stole
If the cave was any deeper
It would be a rabbit hole
No one tried to stop me
'Cause no one saw me go
But I'm running for my life
Because the dragons always know

Like a heart it fluttered
Like a coal it glowed
By the time the boat had crunched its keel upon the sand
I'd hit the road
I could feel it flicker
I could feel it shake
But there were miles yet to go
Before I wanted it to wake

(I know where the dragons sleep)

I ran down the valley slope
And up the other side
To the boundary of the forest
Where the darkest secrets hide
No one came to find me
'Cause no one knows the way
And I'm running for my soul
Against the waning of the day

Then I saw the clearing
Then I saw the pyre
And the shadows that were forming
Like a circle round the fire
This was now the moment
This the firebrand
There was just enough to watch it burn
To cinders in my hands

This was now the moment
This the firebrand
There was just enough to watch it burn
To cinders in my hands

(This the fire, this the firebrand)

I know how the phoenix dies
And she knows more than this
How she gathers up her ashes
To arise and find her bliss
No one knows her history
No one knows her name
We may all be burning
But we gather all the same
(In her flame)

(I know where the dragons sleep)

Just enough to watch it burn
Just enough to watch it burn
Just enough to watch it burn
To cinders in my hands

There was just enough to watch it burn
There was just enough to watch it burn
There was just enough to watch it burn
To cinders in my hands

This was now the moment
This the firebrand
There was just enough to watch it burn
To cinders in my hands

(This the fire, this the firebrand)