An endless breeze stings on my face
I'm waiting, I'm holding on
The turns of time are passing by me
Nothing can touch me.
I am the king of kings
Look at me and despair
I am the king of kings
Nothing besides remains
As life is passing by
Nothing moves me
I slowly fade away
I'm breathless, I'm shattered
All that surrounds me now now has lost the way
All that is left here is just sand and rain
What I was made of now is disappearing
What I've become has been destroyed by time
Which yet survive
Stamped on these lifeless things
The hand that mocked them
And the heart that fed
And on the pedestal these words appear:
I am the king of kings
Look at me and despair
I am the king of kings
Nothing besides remains
And I'll be gone when tomorrow comes
Stranded on the sand, take me away
Maybe I will meet you on the other side
And I'll be done when tomorrow comes
But nobody will care about the fate
The King is dead
credits
from Parasitus/Ozymandias,
released March 10, 2014
Music by S Butterfield
Arranged by Hieroglyph
Lyrics by V Reptile & M Howes (Interpreted from "Ozymandias" by P. Shelley)
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