Second installment of Gilgamesh.
The third song in this series will publish September 21. And there are more!… stay tuned.
Lyrics:
There is a story handed down from days of old
Pressed in clay with styluses of gold
King Gilgamesh fell down from the sky
Bargained with the gods in hell
Hoping to never die
When he was born he fell from the sky like a stone
Deep in the earth he rooted the ends of his bones
Hair made of iron grew out of his mystical flesh
Eighteen feet tall was King Gilgamesh
And his seed and his power were a plague upon the earth
Every virgin in Uruk became his property
No daughter was untouched
Wives were beholden
Brides were beholden
And the men were filled with rage
One by one he called young men to battle
One by one he slaughtered them like cattle
As Gilgamesh gave birth
Blood flowed into earth
None could stand against great Gilgamesh
And his children multiplied
As the sons of mothers died
Until a wail was heard outside the halls
all music, lyrics and artwork copyright 2024 by Lee van Laer. No use or reproduction without express permission of the author.
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