1. |
To Be Immortal
05:29
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GILGAMESH:
Years passing by
The sands of time betraying
My bones petrify
And I feel myself decaying
The world wanders on
I will never see it all
So much left undone
Even if we’re doomed to fall
UTNAPISHTAM:
Would you defy
The order of creation
Lose everyone you know
To death and stagnation?
GILGAMESH:
To be immortal
I would build the tallest walls
Weave a tale to last forever
I would brave the siren’s calls
To be immortal
There’s no price that’s too high
I would change the course of history
If I could never die!
GILGAMESH:
Clock ticking on
As I stand by in the shadows
Moving my pawns
Felling villains, stars and heroes
Family to dust
Friends lost to the fire
Counted in the cost
Another child’s pyre
UTNAPISHTAM/ THE GODS:
Would you defy
The order of creation
Lose everyone you know
To death and stagnation?
GILGAMESH:
To be immortal
I would build the tallest walls
Weave a tale to last forever
I would brave the siren’s calls
To be immortal
There’s no price that’s too high
I would change the course of history
If I could never die!
GILGAMESH:
To be immortal
Would drive a man insane
Watching all the things you love
Wash away in flooding rain
To be immortal
Is a curse of vanity
Who would dare to bear the burden
Past the end of humanity?
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2. |
King
05:44
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GILGAMESH:
Come to me
What do you see?
A god among men,what is you plea?
I will not stand
for your demands
I am destined for something grand
THE PEOPLE:
So we look up and cry to the sky
Let the truth cut through these lies
And we look up and cry to the sky
Save us from our demise
GILGAMESH:
Turn your gaze
And Be amazed
The walls around us deserve your praise
It’s by my right
Your daughter and bride
I will take them and you will abide
THE PEOPLE:
So we look up and cry to the sky
Let the truth cut through these lies
And we look up and cry to the sky
Save us from our demise
GILGAMESH:
Why can’t you see?
This is my destiny
Bow down to me
I am your king
THE GODS:
We hear your pleas
From up on high
We will not cast
Your woes aside
The earth shall bear
A fearless man
Who shall bring peace
Unto the land
Whose heart is pure
With body strong
Will claim revenge
For your king’s wrongs
And all will live
In harmony
Forever more
You will be free
We hear your pleas
From up on high
We will not cast
Your woes aside
The earth shall bear
A fearless man
Who shall bring peace
Unto the land
Whose heart is pure
With body strong
Will claim revenge
For your king’s wrongs
And all will live
In harmony
Forever more
You will be free
We hear your pleas
From up on high
We will not cast
Your woes aside
Hold on to hope
Know what you’ve braved
All will be well
You will be saved
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3. |
Awakening
07:17
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ENKIDU:
Beauty surrounding me
This tranquility’s domain
Take my hand and be free
As my purpose escapes alone
Peace is in my mind
I feel kinship with the land
You are of mankind
Why have you sought me out?
TEMPLE HARLOT:
I come from afar
To grant you the knowledge of kings
Follow me into the stars
Let me show you the way
GILGAMESH:
With the strength of one thousand men
I will rule you as your
God
The city's walls will keep you trapped
You can’t run away
I hear your cries
Seeking answers from the sky above
But there’s only clouds
So worship me
I will grant you mercy
If you bow, bow down
ENKIDU:
A calm from within
As the river carries my pain
The breeze caress my skin
And the trees they are my home
Your beauty is so kind
An your hazel eyes pierce my soul
For you I’ll leave my world behind
Will you show me the way
THE PEOPLE:
Death!
Disease!
Famine!
Addiction!
Slavery!
Misery!
Corruption!
Destruction!
ENKIDU:
All that surrounds me is filth and decay
The walls of the city invite willing prey
And all of this wealth is hoarded by craven lords
Who guard it with soldiers, bearing blood splattered swords
You think you’re strong but you’re just a man
Though you think you are a god
But you are nothing like one now
You have no shame
The words you say
Won’t be answered by the sky above
Save for a cloud
So we will see
If your might is enough to
Hold your ground
NARRATOR:
The world watches
Judging all the sin and evil he has done
How will he answer
For his punishment has only just begun
ENKIDU:
Man is quick to blame his nature for its crimes
Claiming darkness will corrupt you, make you blind
The wild traps you and exposes what you are
Your actions show a broken man, a broken heart
GILGAMESH:
You are beneath me!
I earned this power with my strength and grace
The skies exalt me
You can’t perceive the power you now face!
You will be vanquished
And no one will remember who you were
So come and face me
And prove to me that you are more than words...
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