Under the Yoke

from Solemn Songs of Nightsky & Sea by NACHTMUSE

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I am an automaton
Faithful to you every day
At the break of dawn I rise

I swing the hammer and crack the rock
My bones slowly give away
Under the burning glare of sun
Your palace slowly takes shape
When I once dreamed of holding dominion over myself
I'm still yearning to witness the visions I have dreamt
That I mourn

The temple rises from the barren Earth
And reaches for the endless azure sky
A generation is dying in tribute
Many empty joyless fleeting lives
This heart and mind are filled with subtle treasures
Grander things than this I could create
Years pass by as I serve this lie for you
To toil is my fate

I am at your command
Think not of me as human
I simply execute your will

These hands are locked in position
Finger tips have long gone numb
The fine motions upon my instrument
Grind my joints, my songs are all done
For my withering body is the tool of someone else
This hammer is now the only way for me to live
Forever more

The temple rises from the barren Earth
And reaches for the endless azure sky
A generation is dying in tribute
Many empty joyless fleeting lives
This heart and mind are filled with subtle treasures
Grander things than this I could create
Years pass by as I serve this lie for you
To toil is my fate

Slaves to exalted emperor
(Yet he's just another man)
We toil to realize his dream
(The vainest tribute to himself)
For the slightest pittance we strive
(While he lives in endless wealth)
In his proud honour we will die

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from Solemn Songs of Nightsky & Sea, released January 3, 2022
G Hodsman, K Zorin

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