1) Dragon formed in Auckl… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:
1) Dragon formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1972, with a line-up that featured Todd Hunter, guitarist Ray Goodwin, drummer Neil Reynolds and singer Graeme Collins; by 1974 several personnel changes had occurred including the introduction of Todd's brother Marc Hunter on vocals and Neil Storey on drums.
The band recorded two progressive rock albums in New Zealand, Universal Radio and Scented Gardens for the Blind, the second with an added guitar element from Robert Taylor. Paul Hewson also joined the band on keyboards and from this point Dragon's music took on a pop-flavoured AOR feel.
Dragon eventually landed a contract in Australia with CBS Records and relocated to Sydney in 1975.
Always a lightning rod for controversy, the band was rocked by the heroin overdose death of drummer Neil Storey only weeks after arriving in Australia, and their original manager was also deported back to New Zealand on drugs charges. By then, founding member Ray Goodwin had left the group.
Storey was replaced by Kerry Jacobson and, between 1975 and 1979, Dragon scored a string of major hits on the Australasian pop charts with songs including "April Sun in Cuba," "Are You Old Enough" and "Still in Love With You" and with the albums Sunshine and O Zambezi, making them one of the region's most popular rock acts.
Marc Hunter left Dragon in 1979 due to health problems which were, by then, seriously affecting his performances. New singer Richard Lee was recruited and the group recorded the Powerplay LP before breaking up in 1979.
Dragon was forced to reform in 1982 to pay off outstanding debts, but they stayed together and decided to have another shot at success. The band's second comeback single "Rain" proved to be a massive hit, but Kerry Jacobson left the band for health reasons and was replaced by British drummer Terry Chambers, formerly from the band XTC. American keyboard player and producer Alan Mansfield also joined the band at this point.
The group's 1984 album Body and the Beat became one of the biggest-selling albums in Australia and New Zealand and the band was restored to something close to its late 70s glory. Their public profile was further raised at this time by the Marc Hunter solo album Communication. Its title track became a moderate hit in Australia.
Paul Hewson left Dragon and tragically died of a drug overdose in New Zealand in January 1985, with Terry Chambers and Robert Taylor leaving Dragon some time after. American drummer Doanne Perry replaced Chambers, and Taylor was eventually succeeded by local Sydney guitar ace Tommy Emmanuel.
This lineup recorded the Todd Rundgren-produced Dreams of Ordinary Men album and toured Europe under the name Hunter in 1987, where they were somewhat misrepresented as a heavy metal band in some markets.
Dragon again split up in 1988 although a year later Todd and Marc Hunter and Alan Mansfield reconvened once again with guitarist Randall Waller and drummer Barton Price (ex-Models and The Choirboys) for the 1989 Bondi Road album, which actually featured Tommy Emmanuel's guitar playing.
Dragon continued to record and tour with varying line-ups centered around the Hunter brothers and Mansfield until 1997, although Todd Hunter had largely retired from the band to do soundtrack work.
In 1998, Marc Hunter was diagnosed with severe throat cancer and died later that year. The compilation CD Forever Young, released on Raven Records, captures many of the highlight tracks of his tumultuous career.
2) Dragon is one of the oldest Polish metal bands. They played thrash/heavy metal. Nowadays Dragon doesn't exist, but will be remembered by the oldest of Polish maniacs. Songs like "Kapłani Zdrady" ("The Priest of Betrayal") are central to the history of Polish metal.
3) Dragon is a trance project with Ralph Fritsch and Detlef Hastik, they released two songs: "Pandora" and "The Dragon."
4) Dragon is a Czech rock band from Lanškroun. Members are: Jirka Hurych (guitar), Milan Duspiva (singer), Jindra Helekal (bassguitar) and Radim Kuka (drums). They released four albums: Chtěl bych bejt ve tvý kůži (I want to be in your skin), ...bez vobalu (...without cover), Holky nevěrný (Faithless girls) and Začnu krást (I´ll start to steal).
5) Dragon is a Spanish Reggaeton y Hip-Hop artist from The United States he released his album called The New Face on October 28, 2008
6) Dragon was a Belgium progressive rock group that self-produced this album in 1976 in the UK on the Acorn label. Many fans in the genre consider it to be a lost jewel of prog with mellotron, killer guitar and excellent vocals.
Prisoner
Dragon Lyrics
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Blends all days into eternal light
A sick face
A sick mind
A shadow of tomorrow
Maybe it's me
A prisoner of nuclear shelter
As horrified as me
A sick face
A sick mind
A shadow of tomorrow
Maybe it's me
Open graves
Trampled holiness
Where are you going
There's nothing there
But his hand gives me a sign
You're the labyrinth
Of madness
You're sinking
Into dead night
Take me with you
Into the burning abyss
Into the bottomless pit
With no respite
A sick face
A sick mind
A shadow of tomorrow
It must be me
Take me with you
In the dimensionless pit
Into the immense sea
Of schizophrenia
Dragon's song "Prisoner" depicts an individual with a sick mind and no memory of their past. The lyrics suggest that this person's days are filled with eternal light, possibly indicating an unrelenting optimism despite their condition. The song describes this character as a prisoner, with a shaven head, locked in a nuclear shelter, and just as scared and horrified as the singer. The song also talks about the singer's experience burying bodies and losing faith in religion, while the character is seemingly lost in madness.
The lyrics throughout "Prisoner" feel very fragmented, possibly indicating the chaos and mental confusion the character experiences. In the final lines, the singer asks to be taken to the "burning abyss" and "bottomless pit" with "no respite." These lines suggest that the character might be looking for a way out of their mental distress or depression, even if it means going to a place of ultimate darkness.
Overall, "Prisoner" is a song that portrays the inner struggle of a person living with a sick mind and possibly looking for relief, even if it means going to a dark place.
Line by Line Meaning
Sick mind with no past
A mind that is diseased and damaged, without the context of any previous experiences to draw upon
Blends all days into eternal light
Everything has become meaningless and blurred together, like a never-ending bright void
A sick face
The exterior appearance of someone affected by illness or distress
A sick mind
The inner workings of someone whose thoughts and emotions have been poisoned by distress and disorder
A shadow of tomorrow
The memory of the future looming ominously, like a terrifying specter
Maybe it's me
The possibility that the source of the sickness and distress is internal, rather than external
A prisoner with a shavel head
Being incarcerated and confined, with the symbolic gesture of having one's head shaved as a sign of subjugation
A prisoner of nuclear shelter
Trapped inside a protective but oppressive framework designed to shield against the dangers of the outside world
As horrified as me
The sense of terror and anxiety is shared by others who are experiencing similar confinement and vulnerability
Open graves
A somber image of burial plots that have been laid bare and exposed to the elements
Trampled holiness
The desecration of sacred ground by the intrusion of outside forces
Where are you going
An existential question about the ultimate destination of life's journey
There's nothing there
The realization that the goal of the journey is a void, empty and meaningless
But his hand gives me a sign
A glimmer of hope or direction, provided by an external source that is deemed trustworthy
You're the labyrinth
The singer is addressing someone or something that is viewed as a complex and puzzling enigma
Of madness
The nature of the labyrinth is one of insanity and confusion
You're sinking
The sense of being pulled downward, into a place of despair and hopelessness
Into dead night
The all-encompassing darkness of death, devoid of any light or life
Take me with you
A plea to escape the current situation and join the mysterious other in their journey
Into the burning abyss
The journey promises to be one of fiery destruction and chaos
Into the bottomless pit
A descent into the infinite depths of despair and suffering
With no respite
The journey will offer no relief or rest from the pain and horror
It must be me
The realization that the singer's own madness and despair are inextricably tied to the external environment
Take me with you
A repetition of the earlier plea, with an emphasis on the desire to escape the current reality
In the dimensionless pit
The abyss represents a space without boundaries or limitations, where anything is possible
Into the immense sea
The abyss has become an ocean, expansive and terrifying in its vastness
Of schizophrenia
The ultimate destination is a place of fragmented reality and shattered perceptions
Contributed by Mia M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@omnigodgoku307
You can tell bro
He acknowledges all his mistakes and he accepts it
Even if he yelled or hit a kid
He already has a life sentence
He wouldn't care if he killed someone
Yet he stayed so calm and gave them some seriously good lessons
If he were to ever get out of prison (a changed calm man)
He'd be a cool person to chill with
And nobody would mess with you
He looks terrifying
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@percyyoung1043
Hey Larry I know a fella who spent 17 years in Canadian prisons, including super max. Would ya want to compare stories with him he also turned his life around too I think it would be cool
@jeezus1288
Big dragon was the scariest one. The fact that he was so calm said it all
@ensabanor9939
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You're right
@omnigodgoku307
You can tell bro
He acknowledges all his mistakes and he accepts it
Even if he yelled or hit a kid
He already has a life sentence
He wouldn't care if he killed someone
Yet he stayed so calm and gave them some seriously good lessons
If he were to ever get out of prison (a changed calm man)
He'd be a cool person to chill with
And nobody would mess with you
He looks terrifying
@puritanave313
That's who you gotta worry bout and he actually cared instead of putting on a show