Andy Goggin: The Songs

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In times gone by, explorers would sometimes reach a point where they either didn't dare to or were too tired to carry on. When this happened they would get their cartographers to write "Beyond this point there are Dragons" on their maps. This would ensure that nobody else would dare go further on and therefore preceed the explorers until that time they regained the strength or energy to carry on themselves.
I took this fantastic phrase and used it as the basis for a song about the breaking up of a partnership.

Don’t you think that we’ve travelled far enough?
Shouldn’t we set up camp and try to make some rules?
For the path we travel is starting to get rough
And to carry on would be the choice of fools.

The fog’s been coming down for quite some time
And I really don’t know if it’s night or day.
Let us rest our weary heads and try to find
A clearer sky to help us find the way.

For beyond this point there are dragons
And demons from the past we left behind
There are nightmares pulling ghostly wagons
And these awful sights would surely make us blind

Don’t you think it’s time to climb down from this mountain?
You know the view from here is really not too good
The air is far too thin for all this shouting
I’m afraid I can’t protect you like I should.

For beyond this point there are dragons
And demons from the past we left behind
There are nightmares pulling ghostly wagons
And these awful sights would surely make us blind

Yes these awful sights would surely make us blind.