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The Dragon

by Geha

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1.
Masks 02:39
There’s an expectation when you first walk in the room Overt adoration, but you should not assume That it’s dedication, cause they’re all quick to resume The perpetuation of who’s impressing whom There’s a premeditation in every word and every glare And sly usurpation, though you’re never sure from where But the cauterization has made you quite prepared To fake toleration of this pained, unfair affair Get run over if you sit on the road So you just keep moving, try to do like your told But the more you hold on, the more you start to implode And you feel your soul about to be sold There’s a constant temptation to say what’s on your mind And exasperation with pretending to be kind But you’ve had education, and in faking you’re refined Your real motivation has been all but left behind Get run over if you sit on the road So you just keep moving, try to do like your told But the more you hold on, the more you start to implode And you feel your soul about to be sold And so we wear our masks Our masks are the things that we wear when we’re scared That the world’s gonna get too close And so we’re closing Off our heart to the hurt that we’d suffer from another And the undermining blather we’re pretending really matters The mask keeps us safe and secure cause we’re sure That Nobody’s gonna dig too deep And though we wanna be bold and upend the offending old tradition, just The risk we’d be taking feels like failure in the making So we do like we’re told And no one tries to be bold We just stay on the road Pray that nothing explodes There’s an expectation, but we’re all too scared to ask So for fortification I just hide behind my mask
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ENSEMBLE: There’s a shadow in the sky There’s a shadow in the sky LADAIR: I was sitting all alone in the quiet of my home When i heard a piercing scream which echoed through my chest Then my house went up in flames, and a neighbor called my name They pulled me out and when i looked back, i saw nothing left ENSEMBLE: There’s a shadow in the sky There’s a shadow in the sky And I can hardly take a breath before I choke From the fear that’s in the air And the safety that i dared to take for granted Has now vanished in the smoke BAIDDIN: I was walking before bed when a shape passed overhead And the undercurrent knocked me squarely off my feet Then a sound i can’t forget erupted from the silhouette A flash of fire quickly covered the entire street ENSEMBLE: There’s a shadow in the sky There’s a shadow in the sky And I can hardly take a breath before i choke From the fear that’s in the air And the safety that i dared to take for granted Has now vanished in the smoke So tell us how can we move on now that our neighborhood is gone Your reassurance cannot cover up our burns. This threat is too much to ignore, we always thought we were secure Now our illusions have been shattered and we don't know where to turn RAYLA: It paused from its attack, turned and looked me in the eye I heard its thoughts as though they were my own This wasn't done at random. The dragon has a plan And it attacked us just to make its presence known ENSEMBLE: There’s a shadow in the sky There’s a shadow in the sky And I can hardly take a breath before i choke From the fear that’s in the air And the safety that i dared to take for granted Has now vanished in the smoke There’s a shadow in the sky There’s a shadow in the sky
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NAREN: No matter how I try It’s like my hands are tied The circle closes in and once again I’m left outside They tell me I’m not tough And never good enough I fake that I’m okay and pray that no one calls my bluff ENSEMBLE They’re only words inside your head So listen to your heart instead TAISYA: When I was very small My family installed A fear that if i tried to fly, i would be sure to fall My heart began to ache i thought that I would break But still, i didn’t dream cause they said dreams were a mistake ENSEMBLE: They’re only words inside your head That taint and taunt your confidence So listen to your heart instead And give yourself another chance EVERIL: I have heard their expectations And i feel a nation’s weight upon my shoulders And i have been told i should act just like my father Which is just to cover their uncertainty of me ENSEMBLE: The path they’re setting is defined And far too narrow to get through the words they say are so unkind and make me doubt what i can do I’ll seek another road instead And try to find my confidence Their words hold power in my head But still I’ll take -- NAREN, TAISYA, & EVERIL: -- Another chance
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She disappeared from here when she was only seventeen. She said "The world is so much bigger and it's begging to be seen." Her mother cried and carried on, her sister said, “please stay.” But late one lonely night, she packed her bag slipped away. Now many years went by and some were cruel and some were kind And soon her thoughts returned to all the love she left behind But when she traveled back, she was quite shocked by what she found, Her home and half the village had been burned to the ground She picked a sword up from the ashes and she raised it in the air Caught sight of her reflection and quietly declared “I'm not a friend of violence, but I won't run from a fight. I know I'm not a hero, but I'm here to set things right.” She learned about the dragon that had terrorized the town And organized an army aimed to bring the creature down But they all ran in a panic when they heard dragon scream And she was left alone to either run or be redeemed She picked a sword up from the ashes and she raised it in the air Caught sight of her reflection and quietly declared “I'm not a friend of violence, but I won't run from a fight. I know I'm not a hero, but I'm here to set things right.” And The battle raged for hours 'till she fell down from fatigue She prepared herself to die, but then she heard the dragon speak It said, “You're fighting for a memory, but friend, you've been coerced Yes, I burned down half the village, but they attacked me first.” You see, the dragon had been born before the village had been founded And as the village grew, the dragon slowly felt surrounded The village tried to drive it out, and it was scared to go alone 'Cause the dragon had never see the world that lay beyond it’s home She picked a sword up from the ashes and she raised it in the air Caught sight of her reflection and quietly declared “I'm not a friend of violence, but I won't run from a fight. I know I'm not a hero, but I'm here to set things right.” When the people in village were quite sure the fight was done They sent a lonely sentry to inform them who had won He reached the dragon's lair, set to run back in a flash But found everything abandoned, ...Save one sword that was laying in the ash
5.
The Promise 02:20
Look in the dark and you don't bat an eye Ignore your heartbeat, ignore your fear You wouldn't escape even if you could try Because your whole life had led you here. You know that the answers lay ahead But will you survive or end up-- You think that you’ve grown, but you fear the proof Held back by the innocence of youth So you either will hide what’s inside Or you can look in my eyes and I promise you’ll see the truth Quickly look up, so you can’t be surprised Only to trip on the road below Bandage up your mistakes but they can’t be disguised Tear off the mask, let the damage show Your fear of what you can’t be has held you down Let go of the anchor, swim or drown You think that you’ve grown, but you fear the proof Held back by the innocence of youth So you either will hide what’s inside Or you can look in my eyes and I promise you’ll see the truth If you look in my eyes. I promise you’ll see the truth. Look in my eyes. I promise you’ll see the truth.
6.
The Mountain 03:02
We strayed off the road and were called to a mountain Ignored what we were told and climbed higher than we ever thought we could And I can see it The same old world from a different view And I can feel it The same old me, but somehow new We forge our own road that we take down the mountain We set our own goals with the confidence of dreams we will achieve And you can see it My same young face, but a bit more wise And you can feel it The same old world with a whole new prize There will always be a mountain on the road and if we climb it Then the mountain makes us stronger and we’re ready for the next time In the sky there may be Dragons, and although they truly scare us We can face and overcome them, and the scars they leave prepare us ‘Cause we’re claiming our potential every moment we explore And our whole life is a journey that we’re taking so we find out who we are And I can feel it You will see me And you will know me

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This is a rough demo of music from The Dragon performed by Andrew Geha.

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released July 24, 2015

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Geha New York, New York

Andrew Geha is an award-winning playwright and theater teacher who has worked at Friends Academy, a Quaker school in Locust Valley, NY, since 2001.

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