Guild Wars 2 - "Bash the Dragon" (Punk Rock Cover by DusK)

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Game: Guild Wars 2
Source arranged: "Bash the Dragon"
Original composers: Matthew Moore, Maclaine Diemer
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So this is an idea that's been kicking in my head since around 2018 or so. I was thinking one day randomly about how tavern songs could translate well to punk, and then the entire arrangement idea of "Bash the Dragon" kinda just manifested in my mind.
Really went with an anthemic punk feel, heavily influenced by bands like Rise Against and Anti-Flag; the kind of punk that tends to be really political. And yes, that is indeed me singing! Been a while since I laid down an entire track's worth of clean vocals -- or at least as clean as they can get for a song like this.
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This world has lived in shadow from a pair of demon's wings,
but none here fear the future or the darkness that it brings.
The monster puts on quite a show, expecting us to yield,
but there's just one course of action when we take up sword and shield...
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
Drive it right back into its den!...
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
May it never rise up again!...
We send our best and bravest to attack with all their might,
the skillful and the willful each line up to join the fight.
The beast may leave corruption in a swath across the land,
but we won't leave it breathing when our heroes make a stand...
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
Drive it right back into its den!
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
May it never rise up again!...
Minions come in dozens from the Peaks and from the Shore,
But we face each wave with bravery and we'll never lose this war.
In every brawl a few may fall but more will join the queue,
and if that lizard shows its head then this is what we'll do...
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
Drive it right back into its den!...
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
May it never rise up again!...
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
Drive it right back into its den!...
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
May it never rise up again!...
BASH THE DRAGON! SMASH THE DRAGON!
May it never rise up again!...