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Gilgamesh
Amongst kings and Men
Tablet 1 “He who has seen everything, I will make known to the lands
I will teach about him who experienced all things alike.”
Rise and conquer the odds, He who saw the deep
A son, born of the gods, His walls beyond reach
I am your king Gilgamesh
Bow before me and you will be redeemed
I am your king
Gilgamesh
All the secrets and knowledge for me is revealed
Share your wealth and sons
Rejoice through the day until night is dawn
For I am the one your king without peer
(Chorus)
Silently they plead when their voices are suppressed
When anguish set sail to crash against their chest
Silently they plead to the gods they protest
Let this mystery unfold, lay our fears to rest
Aruru called the gods,
It is you who made thy man
With no rival, eminent and bold
And no other creature can withstand
I am your king
Gilgamesh
I leave no daughter or bride for her man
I am your king Gilgamesh
I am the shepherd of my people and this land
Rise you who born of the silence
Endowed with Ninurta strength
And roam the earth and wilderness
And take your place amongst kings and men
(Chorus)
Silently they plead when their voices are suppressed
When anguish set sail to crash against their chest
Silently they plead to the gods they protest
Let this mystery unfold, lay our fears to rest
Share your wealth and sons
Rejoice through the day until night is dawn
For I am the one your king without peer
Bow and obey
No we won’t
Quest for Eternity
Tablet 9 “I am going to die!--am I not like Enkidu?!”
You shall remember these words as they form and bind
Reluctant, too fragile to this madness confined
The path that you’ve chosen, the fear that you’ve fed
Will Lead you astray and leave you for dead
Collateral damage it can never be unwound
Wrath of the gods and mankind entwined
Your idols have fallen before everyone to see
only to rise once more, again it shall be
Chorus
Yes here I am
The free born slave
Here I am
The free born slave
I will live forever and never be forgotten
I will claw my way through the sands of time
Yes here I am
And I’m shattered and thrown far from your grace
A son who will never bow before your lies and disgrace
So fuck this illusion, this life’s constant confusion
Condemned for this life time but I’ll never be your slave
Chorus
Yes here I am
The free born slave
Here I am
The free born slave
I will live forever and never be forgotten
I will claw my way through the sands of time.
House of Dust
Tablet 7 “Men and cities are made of clay and turn to dust.”
Descending from hell, angel never came to be
And for that thou shall kill, his fellow human beings
We raise hell overnight, out of nowhere out of sight
We wage war to bring peace how stupid is this
In patriotism we cry, for war we shall die
Clueless, too blind to see, never asking why
Peace is just a lie and it’s never been a good day to die
War is what they plea, it’s the tyrants philosophy
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take my last oath
As I take my first step in your house of dust I should have known from the start
(Chorus)
Where will it all end?
Right here right now
Where it began
What went wrong?
And what have we done
Propaganda on TV is all what you see
Death on the screen and every truth that they frame
Cries of the burning flesh and the sounds that drive you deaf
The enemy that you seek is no one but yourself
In patriotism we cry, for war we shall die
Clueless, too blind to see, never asking why
Peace is just a lie and it’s never been a good day to die
War is what they plea, it’s the tyrants philosophy
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take my last oath
As I take my first step in your house of dust I should have known from the start
(Chorus)
Where will it all end?
Right here right now
Where it began
What went wrong?
And what have we done
Cedar Forest
Tablet 5 “They stood at the forest's edge, gazing at the top of the Cedar Tree, gazing at the entrance to the forest.
Where Humbaba would walk there was a trail.”
Rise
Tablet 6 Ishtar spoke to her father, Anu, saying: "Father, give me the Bull of Heaven, so he can kill Gilgamesh in his dwelling.”
I save my last breath as our worlds both collide
The elites are conducting the destruction of mankind
Narcissistic self-righteous so eager for power
As the numbers grow higher of lives they devour
Consumed by this darkness I strive for the light
And the hope that they shattered now buried inside
The anger I nurtured is nesting deep
It tears its way out, wakes up from your sleep
(Chorus)
Go proclaim your rightful place
You were born free not a slave
So subdue this pain
You’re better off dead than playing this game.
The damage went deep and the cancer spreads fast
Fragments of my past life and its shadows still cast
Haunted by darkness I once saw this gleam
Of hope once vanished I burst into a scream
Burn these shrines down and this hate they feed
You’re self-proclaimed idols, Their treason and greed
Stand up for yourself and stand up for your rights
Reclaim what is yours or die while you try
(Chorus)
Go proclaim your rightful place
You were born free and not a slave
So subdue this pain
You’re better off dead than playing this game
(Interlude)
Reaching for you, you’re still out of sight,
Your lack of faith choked my pride
Burn these shrines down and this hate they breed
Rise
These self-proclaimed idols, their treason and greed
Rise
Stand up for yourself, stand up for your rights
Rise
Reclaim what is yours or die while you try
Chorus
Requiem to a Reverie
Tablet 8 “He touched his heart, but it beats no longer.”
Thoughts are scattered in the absent mind
Leafs so green yet they fell untwined
So broken and fractured
Prayers unanswered
And once again time robbed you blind
So you held close to a memory
Far from the void of reality
Sequence of raptures
Where you are a hero not a martyr
Played on and on endlessly
(Chorus)
Bring these walls down
Set me free
And why I’m still lost
Lost in this reverie
And it’s killing me
Forsake me if you want
Cast me along the shores of your decay
You gave nothing and took it all
You only got yourself to blame
Lost and confused nothing left to lose
Another chance gone unused
So you held too close to a memory
Far from the void of reality
A sequence of raptures
Where you are a hero not a martyr
Played on and on endlessly
(Chorus)
Bring these walls down
Set me free
And why I’m still lost
Lost in this reverie
And it’s killing me
The Price of Everything and Value of Nothing
Tablet 10 “They established Death and Life, but they did not make known 'the days of death’.”
Desolation never looked so divine
When fates are sealed one at the time
The flesh is burnt and seared to crust
Scattered ashes with the blowing dust
How long will it takes us to realize
The lives we are giving honor nothing but lies
(Chorus)
How long will I have to wait
To watch my freedom wither away
Seasons have led us astray
And our spring turned to fall
Stripped to the bones
So numb and couldn’t care less
Suffocated by the fragrance of the septic flesh
It’s the greed not the need that made me cross the line
To claim what’s yours as if its was rightfully mine
(Chorus)
How long will I have to wait
To watch my freedom wither away
Seasons have led us astray
And our spring turned to fall
I hear your scream coming from the depth of hell
The rising anger magnifies the urge to kill
No touch of mortal can ease this pain
Provocative images drills through my brain
Stripped to the bones
So numb and couldn’t care less
Suffocated by the fragrance of the septic flesh
It’s the greed not the need that made me cross the line
To claim what’s yours as if its rightfully mine
Was it worth to live for this
Was it worth to die for this
Was it worth to live for this
Was it worth to die for this
chorus
Elements
Tablet 3 “Enkidu will protect the friend, will keep the comrade safe.”
Voices repressed
Secrets well kept
time we have
Broken and bent
Brushed too clean
Well adjusted
truth gone blind
Virtues corrupted
The tides of change
high and mighty
Shattered possibilities
Chorus
Shout out loud
We are the elements
No matter what they say
Choices are infinite
Silence creep
We confined it
Broken dreams
Collateral damage
The day grew bleak uninvited
Cause gone deranged and misguided
Path is blessed for miles stretched
Martyr words hollow quest
Chorus
Shout out loud
We are the elements
No matter what they say
Choices are infinite
Unity
Tablet 4 “One alone cannot.”
Hear me out
Kept in the dark far too long from the light
Choosing sides
My words are my bond and they are left for dead in your sea of lies
Forsaken through the endless lands I roam
They ripped my pride off then they asked me for more
Forever more I will stand my ground
I will carve my name entomb my pain
Break these walls
Chorus
I’m not your enemy or you the chosen one
So stop condemning me for all the things you have done
Virtues in doubt
Set to demise, compromise every truth you seek
So raise your fists, hold them high
Let them know you are still alive
Let’s break these walls
United we stand, divided we fall
Forsaken through the endless lands I roam
They ripped my pride off then they asked me for more
Forever more I will stand my ground
I will carve my name, entomb my pain
Chorus
I’m not your enemy or you the chosen one
So stop condemning me for all the things you have done
هَهُنا كانَ الشعب يُلفي دَليلا كُلَّما رام لِلمَعالي وصولا
هَهُنا كانَ العلم يَجلو السَجايا وَيُنير الحجى وَيَهدي السَبيلا
هَهُنا في ظلال هذه المَباني لبس الشرقُ غرة وَحجولا
هَهُنا كانَت الحَضارَةُ تَبني للحكومات في البلاد أُصولا
You spent your life away lost but now you get it
What’s yours is mine so why don’t you just admit it
You sold your soul long ago and I saw you do it
Bathed in these lies to which you are fully committed
Rebirth
What have we become
How will it be the end my friend
This pain, this shame
All this blood we shed
We kill, destroy
Allowing ourselves to enjoy others pain
Subjugate, annihilate
Will we be saved or is it too late
Chorus
The war is not over the worst is yet to come
Evolution led by rage
Marching to the sound of the drum
These chains, this pain we caused
And who is to blame
When the lines are crossed
We kill, destroy
Allowing ourselves to enjoy others pain
Subjugate, annihilate
Will we be saved or is it too late
Chorus
The war is not over the worst is yet to come
What have we become
Evolution led by rage
Marching to the sound of the drum
Will we save us from what we’ve become
Building walls across the sun
Came too close yet came undone
Will we save us from what we’ve become.
SHAMHAT
Tablet 2 “The harlot spoke to Enkidu, saying: Eat the food, Enkidu, it is the way one lives”
Uruk (Legacy)
Tablet 11 “Gilgamesh said to Urshanabi, the ferryman:"Go up, Urshanabi, onto the wall of Uruk and walk around.”
Only The Dead See The End Of War
Garden of Stones
The life you reaped, once had a name
The blood stains your hands, wrapped in guilt sealed with shame
I grieve for what turned to ashes and bones
Buried beneath the garden of stones
(Chorus)
Garden of stones
Garden of stones
When the night turn's dawn and haze rule's the sky
Death marched through the land, I heard the angel's cries
I crave what's mine and all that I've known
Now buried beneath the garden of stones
(Chorus)
Garden of stones
Garden of stones
Massacre
Change and evolution
Sick joy of demolition
Massacres of generation
And the Death bell still rang On
They want to kill the rest of the youth
They think we're weak, But we much stronger
They've start the war and we paid the dues
No we won't... fight any longer
(Chorus)
It's the change and evolution
It's the sick joy of demolition
They got the power to control my fate
I rather die than to disintegrate
And I will fight until the End of this
Just Set me free and let me breath
(One Step to victory or one Step to death )
My child is crying, my child is starving
His mother's heart inside is burning
They stole my land, they stole my home
They ripped my flesh, and stripped my bones
(Chorus)
It's the change and evolution
It's the sick joy of demolition
Message From Baghdad
As I grew Bounded to my Fate
Rewinding wounded memories I gained
So weak I can hardly breath
So Sick of The Lie's and tired Of Deceit
(Chorus)
Is it the god will or is it just a lie
People lives and others die
Never had the chance and they never will
Forever doomed as I wonder why
Dead bodies in walking coffins
Caged souls in their own prisons
They might forgot lost and forsaken
Fearless zombies, walk with the livings
(Chorus)
Is it the god will or is it just a lie
People lives and others die
Never had the chance and they never will
Forever doomed as I wonder why
The Unknown
the hate invades my eyes
can't relate or be vindicated
you are too blind
you said you'll end this
but you transcend it protect it
you promised but you lied
too late can't change my fate
chocked intoxicated with every word
you said reject and
purely corrupted you promised
but again you lied.
(chorus)
creeping inside my veins
pacifies me with an extra dose of pain
I can't contain it
living in your world enduring your
hate
discrimination
lies
violation
enslaves
generations
We must end this right now
I bleed inside my head
I died but still undead
sunk too deep I can't flow
submerged in the world of the unknown
(chorus)
creeping inside my veins
pacifies me with an extra dose of pain
I can't contain it
living in your world enduring your
hate
discrimination
lies
violation
enslaves
generations
We must end this right now
unpublished
beatrice and porridges
Title by: elza A
Beatrice never liked porridges, but the porridges kept being served.
At the kindergarten where she went, her parents demanded
"You need to make a friend."
Oleg was his name, and he constantly wept.
"He doesn't like the porridge being served," Beatrice thought to herself:,
She got up and walked up to the little boy, and with the edge of her dress, helped him wipe the tears from his eyes.
"You don't like porridge, and neither do I."
And so, they held hands, and off to the playground, they went. The joy filled their hearts, even when the porridges kept being served.
And under the willow tree, they made a pact to never serve porridge in their grown-up house.
Little did they know, the cook had a scheme simmering beneath the lid.
"The principal must know of this," he thought:,
Knowing, his porridge never matched his wit.
Huffing& puffing, the principal said: "An example out of these children will be made!"
"We can't have our porridges discredited and sent back in their plate".
A mutiny has been discovered, and it shall be dealt with.
Which of you left their porridges untouched,, ungrateful for the blessings we give!
The room fell into silence and the children were afraid, as the cook stood behind the principal and viciously onto the children's faces stared.
But Beatrice immediately raised her hand, and with a voice tender yet firm, declared, "It is I who is being ungrateful to the porridge being made."
"I shall take the blame, and I alone, Oleg need not weep, for we will never be serving porridge in our grown-up home."
But Oleg continued to weep as years went by. See he liked porridges so much, and every time he wet his pants, he cried.
Cigarettes, Women, and Wine
Rinse the red line
From yesterday cheap wine
And fold the burnt holes of granny’s table cloth
The Cigarettes ashes, forming a scattered dunes
Buried beneath it, are countless treasures to be discovered -
Of the endless summers
Deep in the mid-day drinks and the one night lovers
And the dreams of war will soon be washed off -The shore- of liquor and beer and the drunkard snores
Reveries frozen in time
As the blood washes down the sink
From a broken glass of wine
summer vacation
Shorts, shorts, shorts
Yellow, blue, and polka dots
Kicking pebbles, swarming the museums, and the ancient ruins
Snap, snap, snap of every iconic street and alley within
Selfie sticks erected, towards the heavens,
Devouring everything close, far, and in-between
Pictures taken, never to be seen
Children high on gelato, running as if they want to escape,
Escape the middle-class midsummer wet dreams
And the boys will grow to be a fathers
And the mothers once were daughters
And the yellow shorts and polka dots
Will soon stretch around the waist
A dream worth the wait
Or so you thought.
Want to see magic?
Just like that, it went poof! The nothingness dispersed! And everything manifested before his eyes and leaked onto his soul.
Everything was there, and nothing simply never existed.
It brought his world down to a halt. It stopped its clocks, fracturing its statues, and swallowing every city square whole.
Every streetlight turned green, and every tower and dome began to seamlessly unseam, gently unbinding its declarations and constitutions, undressing the god of gods, like the billion trees, only to be carved into quintillion shelves, bearing the weight of every man's man, and every man's heaven.
Every lie laced with the truth and every truth hidden in plain sight. To him, it was to simply be blind no more.
Are you done yet?!
To whom it may concern
We are no longer fit
Unlace your shoes
Untie the ties
Turn off the news
Don't pay your rent, quit
Fuck uncondentional love
For love has its own conditions
To nurture, and to protect, to curb one's ambition
Step over your shadows foot
Walk away
Do not apologize
Let us all pretend
That we are all loved
No matter what
A room in a Palace
I wrote a note to myself of all the things I needed to buy
A pair of pants, a flip-flop, and a bottle of wine.
So I locked the door behind me, and off I went
Stepping through the streets of a town
to which name, I haven't yet learned
I wiped the sweat off my forehead, and yearned to the noons of fall
The red, amber and yellow leaves gently announce..
Is that all? the cashier by the register said
I nodded casually as the sweat still dripping off my forehead
And packed my things and towards the room in the palace, my foot steered
Thinking of a cold shower as every step drew me near
There, I sat on the edge of the bed
With a note crumbled beside me, left behind unread.
milk run
A nearby pond
Empty parking spot
Skipping rock
The crock of a frog
Wrist aching
Turn your back on it
Or wait, for one more prance
A ripple...
A final chance
To say goodbye
Where was I?
The Beach
When you stare at the sea
What do you see?
The beauty of creation, she replied
What else?
I often wonder what its like down there
Down where?
The sea silly
Fish? I replied
Ofcourse!
Allegis
Duh
Sunken Ships and submarines
Plastic waste and mercury
Pirates and refugees
Cities and streets
Empires now buried deep
And soon, we shall be
What? She asked
Buried along with them
Ok, she replied, I think I’m going for a swim now
Past Lives
I witnessed a snake coiling on itself in a dream
Not the usual theme that I dream of every night
And before I forget, I took a pencil and I wrote it down
A snake coiling on itself in my dream
Years went by and I forgot about my dream
Falling and running from someone or something
were the usual theme
Years went by
Now I'm biding life one final goodbye
And in my last moments
I had one regret
About a dream I chose to forget
A desire inhibited
By a memory inherited
My Numb Foot
Dancing in the blue lights
Red carpets, rolled out for me
Signs of affection
Pleading for my attention
As if they are incomplete
Is this a dream?
I’m a nobody
And this is where you are wrong my friend
You are the star
Well, technically speaking, your thoughts are
A pitch!
Perfected and packaged
It is all you
The unique you
Out of 400 Million, you are the one
And out of the 8 billion
Well, you are someone
A limited once-in-a-lifetime chance
Think about it, though we urge you to haste
No time to waste
The offer still stands
And the numbers confirm the growth and the success rate
And if it is still unclear to you
Then allow me to explain
It all started with a pair of thumbs
Then the fire, and the drums
The tools we made, and the roads we paved
Look at how far we become
We're forever here
The past
The present
And future
We are the self-starters, the visionaries, the community-based
Motivated and committed
To a Greener earth, rainbows without the rain, and hard-working blue-collar folks
Just like you!
Your thoughts start to shrink
And your stature begins to crumble
Bits and pieces are now scattered
across the horizon
And into the cloud
Until nothing is left
With you
Besides you
The you, you once knew
I am
A fetus in an incubator
Sustained by a system operator
I suck on my thumb
Oh, comfort, you are all I have left
Please don't leave me
My foot becoming numb
And my belly starts to rumble
So I begin to stretch and cook myself a delicious meal
Tidy up the space, and dispense off my essence
And wipe away the trace
I shower myself in the blue lights
And I wait.
Until my foot becomes numb
again...
If it's all part of a greater plan
Can it still be called fate?
