Dragon (Santa)

[Julie]

Dragon

Don't tell me
A woman did this to you
Candy lies
Candy lies
Candy lies

You touched my hand
I felt a force
You called it dark
But now I'm not so sure

Just stay awhile
Stay awhile
Stay awhile
Why don't you
Stay awhile
Stay awhile
Stay awhile?
'Cause your wild card, boy needs
Playing
Don't believe the lie
Your dragon needs
Slaying
Won't you lay here with me
And I will bring
Kisses for the beast
Lay here with me
Here with me

When I look back over documents and pages
Ancient savageries christened those inflated
Now it has come to light
The Gods
They have slipped up
They forgot about the power of a woman's
Love

Just stay awhile
Stay awhile
Stay awhile

I think this is one of Tori's most romantic and sexy songs she has ever written. I think it's about a man who is closed up inside and he feels he has to put out a tough, macho front but Santa can see right through him and he has a soft spot for her and vice versa ("the power of a woman's love"). She brings out his true self in her "kisses for the beast". His "wild card needs playing" is his true identity that she loves and lying together is bliss for them so she wants it to stay that way. I love the line "You touched my hand. I felt a force." It really makes you feel that connection that they had.

[pinelopi]

I agree with Julie on this song but i also think it has to do with the fairy tale love that we were told as kids. The princess and the dark dragon that guards her. And does this dragon really need slaying? Is it not possible that this dragon be another part of our psyche? A ferocious part that guards us. Is it not possible that this dragon is us?

Don't believe the lie
Your dragon needs
Slaying
(our dragons are our protectors)
Won't you lay here with me
And I will bring
Kisses for the beast
Lay here with me
Here with me
(there are other ways to enter the cave or castle, than just slaying)

When I look back over documents and pages
(these are the fairy tales)
Ancient savageries christened those inflated
(which from pagan wise stories have been become christian and there morals got completely messed up)
Now it has come to light
The Gods
They have slipped up
They forgot about the power of a woman's
Love

But now we know, that the real power in these fairy tales is the woman's love. Not prince charming who slays the dragon