Battle of The Dragon new version to me (Looking for)

isitandiwait · #1 06-25-2009, 11:55 AM

Hello, I was looking through Stevie lyrics and found lyrics to a version of 'Battle of The Dragon' I have not heard. Does anyone have this? Feel like posting it? Many thanks if you do.

Battle of the Dragon
demo w/Tom Petty: Tom's parts are in brackets ( )

It was night, read my eyes
Without love, no cause
I decided to go to the other side of the world,
Oooh ...

I see something, I see a handsome soldier
(You would)
I see myself remain when all of them are gone
And the reasons men are afraid of you
(Why)
And my painting
(Why)
And my reasons I recall them without talking of them
No one knows then ... nothing ... of the battle of the dragon
Or the dark side of your fury
You keep the fury deep inside
(Who's gonna wear this crown)
No witnesses to it
(Who's gonna do it for you)
Your friends aren't
I'll tell you why

Oooh, you just pretend
(Who's gonna wear this crown)
You're beautiful ... and you're sensitive
And oh so very young
We are adapting to your silence
I can live here without you
You reach out your hand
But I cannot live without your songs
No ...
You pretend you're me
And you tell your friends
Oh that you should need them more
So have you been writing
(What)
Oooh you say it's harder now
(I didn't say nothing, who's gonna do it to ya now)
Baby you're everything
It don't matter now ... I need to be held
You say, alone, that you're no good for me
Nothing is wrong
(Never say nothing)
Oooh ... you can and you will be gone
No one can walk away
From this battle
(Baby...)
Still a storm
Like a fury
Ooooh ... if I sit still I will be calm
(Who said this battle is over)

LiamMcConville · #2 06-26-2009, 02:00 AM

Don't get your hopes up.

Battle of the Dragon #2
"Rock A Little" Sessions
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pidml9

...cue snarky remark from David.

isitandiwait · #3 06-27-2009, 03:22 PM

Thanks for going to the trouble of posting this, but I have this one and a couple of other versions slightly faster or slower but basically the same. I've never heard a vrsion with the lyrics above. Thanks anyway.

LiamMcConville · #4 06-27-2009, 03:54 PM

The version I posted has the extra lyrics.

GoldDustBoy · #5 06-27-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiamMcConville

The version I posted has the extra lyrics.

The lyrics are the same. It's just that the quality of the sound is pretty bad, so it can be a little bit confusing.

isitandiwait · #6 06-28-2009, 04:48 AM

Hello,

I didn't mean to sound ungrateful. I didn't mean to offend. 'Battle of The Dragon' is one of my favourites and I have a few version not too dissimilar, so I was excited when I came upon these lyrics. I had never heard the opening 'It was night, read my eyes, Without love, no cause, I decided to go to the other side of the world'. The versions I've heard all begin 'This was not preplanned, but after some calls, I decided to go to the other side of the world.' and a few other differences, which may be not very different from this version you were good enough to post but I thought maybe someone else may have this other version I would really like to hear. So many thanks for the reply and the version you posted. I do appreciate your efforts.

vivfox · #7 06-28-2009, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by isitandiwait

[COLOR="DarkRed"][FONT="Georgia"]Hello, I was looking through Stevie lyrics and found lyrics to a version of 'Battle of The Dragon' I have not heard. Does anyone have this? Feel like posting it? Many thanks if you do.

Battle of the Dragon
demo w/Tom Petty: Tom's parts are in brackets ( )

It was night, read my eyes
Without love, no cause
I decided to go to the other side of the world,
Oooh ...

I see something, I see a handsome soldier
(You would)
I see myself remaining when all of you are gone
And the reasons men are afraid of you
(Why)
And my painting
(Why)
And my reasons I recall them without talking of them
No one knows then ... nothing ... of the battle of the dragon
Or the dark side of your fury
You keep the fury deep inside
(Who's gonna wear this crown)
No witnesses to it
(Who's gonna do it for you)
Your friends aren't
I'll tell you why

Oooh, you just pretend
(Who's gonna wear this crown)
You're beautiful ... and you're sensitive
And the oh so very young
We are adapting to your silence
I can live here without you
You reach out your hand
But I cannot live without your songs
No ...
You pretend you're me
And you tell your friends
Oh that you should need them more
So have you been writing
(What)
Oooh you say it's harder now
(I didn't say nothing, who's gonna do it to ya now)
Baby you're everything
It don't matter now ... I need to be held
You say, alone, that you're no good for me
Nothing is wrong
(Never say nothing)
Oooh ... you can and you will be gone
No one walks away
From this battle
(Baby...)
Still a storm
Like a fury
Ooooh ... if I sit still I will be calm
(Who said this battle is over)

Everything that I highlighted I truly believe were made up by some fan. I've never heard any of those highlighted lyrics in the few versions I have of this song. Just because someone prints and posts these words don't necessarily make them real. Many of Stevie's songs that we don't have the words to are interperited differently by all of us.