On silent feet it came Breathing a sheet of flame, it came Closing it on its rightful prey Burning a hundred years away The Morning of the Dragon Truth up the street The tiger we were stalking Walked on paper feet And in the clear white heat Of dawn Was gone From every door they came These children born of war, they came Victory Sharing a secret word which they Waited a hudred years to say The morning of the dragon All the walls fell down The Morning of the Dragon Truth lit up the street Brother greeted brother In a sudden light And in the clear white heat of dawn It's gone Was gone On silent feet it came Breathing a sheet of flame, it came Closing it on its rightful prey Burning a hundred years away The Morning of the Dragon Truth up the street The tiger we were stalking Walked on paper feet And in the clear white heat Of dawn Was gone