Lyrics and Music by Bernd Harmsen let your gaze wander from the top of the wall over the blooming land over courtyards, fountains, and flower beds let your thoughts wander and make sure to recall the time of glory and the great king of kings, called Gilgamesh bitter complaints 'bout the tyrannical king who claimed for himself the right of the first night and tried the young men's strength in the ring reached the Gods who considered the plight the Gods decided to send him a friend equal in strength and equal in force to share adventures, to share ideas and in the long term alter his course against all advice, in search of personal fame Gilgamesh one day decided to kill Humbaba, the dragon, who guarded the wood - he was the king and he would get his will though a sense of foreboding weighed the friends down overcoming their fear they fought side by side they showed no mercy, and slew the beast so that their glory would shine far and wide Ishdar, the goddess, fell in love with the king rejecting her offer he brought on her revenge she sent the Bull of Heaven to lay waste to the land but the mighty, fierce beast was overcome by the friends the Gods resolved that the friend had to die so their punishment would hurt the king as well who would stay with his friend till the body decayed no sacrifice could make the Gods lift their spell to avoid the fate of the friend he had lost on his quest to find immortality the king set off for places unknown through the light-less tunnel, 'cross the endless sea he'd heard of a plant that'd grant eternal youth he found it, he picked it - now he could stop to roam but the snake stole his prize, she's shed her skin ever since he was still empty-handed when he came home he set out for fame, for immortality he won some fights, found and lost a friend he came back bare-handed, to his people, his home a caring and good king until his end let your gaze wander from the top of the wall over the blooming land over courtyards, fountains, and flower beds let your thoughts wander and make sure to recall the time of glory and the great king of kings, called Gilgamesh
