The Dragon Bash festival begins tomorrow, so let’s warm up with a rousing rendition of the festival theme song, “Bash the Dragon”! You can find revelers singing an updated version of the song in Hoelbrak’s Great Lodge during Dragon Bash.

The recorded version of the song is performed in English by ArenaNet employees (including our Localization Team) at our Bellevue, Washington studio. We’ve uploaded the instrumental track to our Soundcloud and translated the lyrics into all our officially supported languages.

We’d love to experience your rendition of “Bash the Dragon,” whether you’re singing solo, signing, or joining the chorus with your friends. Tag @GuildWars2 on Twitter so we can share it with the community!

“Bash the Dragon” Lyrics

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!

We wake from every nightmare and adapt to what we’ve learned,

It won’t be long until our place in legend has been earned.

The creature grows in power but it’s not in us to flee,

So when they ask who’ll join the charge on this we all agree…

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!