The Dragon Sleeps Among Us

[Verse 1 – Humans Searching / Planning
Councilman 1:]
We must chart the forests wide and deep
Where dragons lie in endless sleep
[Councilwoman:]
The powder stores will hold our might
When we finally strike in the right night
[Councilman 2:]
Scouts will ride from ridge to ridge
To mark the lair, to map the bridge
[Isolde internal, soft, amused]
They speak of battles yet to be
Unaware the danger waits with me
Their confident plans, their careful schemes
Fall quiet where I trace their dreams

[Verse 2 – Subtle Observation Isolde (internal):]
I watch, I learn, I note each word
Each whispered hope, each vow unheard
They think the fight is far away
Yet I am here, though they don’t sway
Polite smiles, measured nods
They do not see the fire I prod
The sleeping beast they seek outside
Walks calmly here, without a guide

[Chorus – Dramatic Irony / Foreshadowing
All / Isolde internal echo:]
The dragon sleeps among the crowd
Silent, patient, veiled by shroud
They plot the fight they will someday face
While I hold fire in hidden space

[Verse 3 – Human Confidence / Hubris]
[Councilman 1:]
We know the paths, the lair, the cave
Our powder will make the dragon cave
[Councilwoman:]
When we find it, steel in hand
We’ll end the terror across the land
[Councilman 2:]
By day or night, by sword or shot
The beast will fall, as we have thought
[Isolde internal, whispering, quietly triumphant]
They plan with certainty, so sure
Yet every step I watch, endure
Their clever words, their proud belief
Are seeds that grow beneath my teeth

[Bridge – Ominous Foreshadowing
Isolde internal:]
One spark, one word, one careless move
Can change the course they hope to prove
They speak of battles far away
Yet all the power rests where I stay

[Final Chorus – Layered Irony]
[All / Isolde internal echo:]
The dragon sleeps among the crowd
Silent, patient, veiled by shroud
They plot the fight they will someday face
While I hold fire in hidden space

Cinematic folk, soft strings & piano, human voices planning future, hidden dragon observing, suspenseful, ironic