Who could have predicted the end of the Assyrian Empire?
Early settlers naturally chose elevated ground
And dreamed of a golden age of economic and social reform
Stamp your identity on the stone walls
Make your mark in the mud where the bricks are made
Who would have foreseen the scattering of initiatives?
The merchants wove the fabric, gold and silver
Which adorned the liturgical vestments of proud birds
Kneel and receive the aftermath of power my son
Rise and slump obediently to the pew of poverty
Who might dare to follow in the shadow of Ashurbanipal?
Most drift aimlessly in these warm swift currents
Cyclones and gyres both accuse the same sea of contribution
Plant your flag in the sand for one island is like the next
Discover diseases civilization’s immune system cannot repel
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Early settlers naturally chose elevated ground
And dreamed of a golden age of economic and social reform
Stamp your identity on the stone walls
Make your mark in the mud where the bricks are made
Who would have foreseen the scattering of initiatives?
The merchants wove the fabric, gold and silver
Which adorned the liturgical vestments of proud birds
Kneel and receive the aftermath of power my son
Rise and slump obediently to the pew of poverty
Who might dare to follow in the shadow of Ashurbanipal?
Most drift aimlessly in these warm swift currents
Cyclones and gyres both accuse the same sea of contribution
Plant your flag in the sand for one island is like the next
Discover diseases civilization’s immune system cannot repel
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Credits: Cut, Copy and Pasta by Jay Larsen
Punishment and Reward by Systems of Neurology
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