Key: D
Introduction:
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Long ago, I went to war
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To fight the scourge of Christendom
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I held aloft my blessed sword, and said
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"By God, let them come!"
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They said their eyes are red as flame
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I heard it told from hell they came
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Their breath is fire, their tongues are forked
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Thus are the beasts of Dragon's Gate
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I heard my father's words deep in my heart
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"Son, know your enemy, as I know my son."
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The Fates were kind, they let me in
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The dragon's lair, the den of sin
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I placed my sword upon its heart
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And with a prayer, I thrust it in
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The dragon fell upon the ground
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'Twas then I heard a whimpering sound
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A dragonling to his father clung
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Who only fought to protect his young
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I heard my father's words deep in my heart
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"Son, know your enemy, as I know my son."
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Verse
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Now, my son is off to war
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To fight the new scourge of Christendom
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He holds aloft his brazen sword and says
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"Dad, let them come!"
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Verse
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He swears their eyes are red as flame
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And heard it told from hell they came
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Their breath is fire, their tongues are forked
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Thus are the men of Muslim faith
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Son, hear your father clear, deep in your heart
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"Son, know your enemy, as I would have them know...
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my son."
Outro