Dragon Blood Cloak

Lyrics

Verse 1
He came from the ash-road
Boots full of red rain
A hood stitched in ruin
A name he won't say

At the gate of the mountain
The sentries went pale
When the cloak caught the moonlight
It shone like a wound

Pre-Chorus
He lifted one hand slow
The torches bent low
Even iron went quiet
Even ravens let go

Chorus
A stranger in a cloak of dragon blood
Dragons fear and fly away
A stranger in a cloak of dragon blood
Leave the gold, let him pass today

Cloak of dragon blood
Cloak of dragon blood
Dragons fear and fly away
(Dragons fear and fly away)

Verse 2
He walked through the market
No whisper, no cry
Yet every old hound
Buried its teeth and shut eyes

The blacksmith watched shaking
His hammer half-raised
'Cause the air around that stranger
Smelled like a burned-out cave

Pre-Chorus
He looked at the skyline
Like he'd known it before
Then the crows on the west hill
Took off in a storm

Chorus
A stranger in a cloak of dragon blood
Dragons fear and fly away
A stranger in a cloak of dragon blood
Leave the gold, let him pass today

Cloak of dragon blood
Cloak of dragon blood
Dragons fear and fly away
(Dragons fear and fly away)

Bridge
At the mouth of the cavern
He finally turned
There was smoke in his laughter
And a fire that still burned

Not a king, not a killer
Just a man marked by war
With a legend on his shoulders
And a dozen scars

Final Chorus
A stranger in a cloak of dragon blood
Dragons fear and fly away
A stranger in a cloak of dragon blood
Leave the gold, let him pass today

Cloak of dragon blood
Cloak of dragon blood
Dragons fear and fly away
(Dragons fear and fly away)