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The Code of Babylon

Inspired by "ICBM Nuclear War PROPHECY is Coming True" of Tiborasaurus Rex. [Intro – Spoken Narration (German & English over symphonic ambient + chant)] „Ich sah ein Buch fliegen – ein zylindrischer Schatten aus Feuer...” “I saw a flying scroll — a cylinder of judgment… twenty cubits long, and ten in breadth.” [Verse 1 – The Scroll of Fire] The sky is cracked, the stars ignite, A book of flame commands the night. Its weight is lead, its curse is wrath, It burns the righteous from the path. From east to west, the pages turn— Each line a city set to burn. [Verse 2 – The Spark: Death in the Balkans] In golden fields of late July, A dagger falls, a ruler dies. “Ein großer wird erschossen sein!” And all of Europe falls in line. The dragons wake, the war drums scream— The Reaper rises in machine. [Chorus – Heroic battle metal style] Swords of silicon! Shields of steel! Blood in the Balkans seals the deal! Code ignites and tanks deploy! The world unravels, men destroy! [Verse 3 – The Invasion: Thunder from the East] „Ich sehe sie kommen – schwarze Panzer, ohne Warnung!” They come like thunder in the night. Midnight blitzkrieg, wheels of death, Crossing rivers with poisoned breath. Three black spears pierce Europe’s core, From Saxony to Danube shore. [Bridge – Uriah Heep-style organ + clean vocals] The bells of Aachen do not ring, The voice of God has lost its wing. In shadows deep, the brave men kneel— And die beneath the iron wheel. [Verse 4 – Three Days of Darkness] A silent wind, a sulfur sky— No sun, no moon, no angel cry. Three days of pitch, three nights of pain, As yellow ash replaces rain. [Chorus – Gothic funk hybrid with distortion] Don’t breathe the dust, don’t open the door. The Isha falls on Babylon’s core. Fleisch verrottet, Augen schmelzen. Die Welt zerfällt – wir müssen schweigen. [Whisper – Zechariah quote] “This is the curse that goes over the whole earth…” “It shall enter the house… and consume it with fire.” [Verse 5 – The Cross: Revelation Over the Ruins] Above the ash, a light appears, A Cross of fire through fallen years. The sky splits open — a holy sign, The age of wrath meets the divine. “Es gibt einen Gott!” — “There is a God!” Tear-streaked faces search the stars. [Chorus – Soaring harmony, Iron Maiden-style] Signs and wonders, flames and smoke, The world was judged, and Babylon broke. But through the fire, a remnant stands— The faithful few with scorched hands. [Verse 6 – The New Order: The Code Rewritten] The towers gone, the coin is ash, No merchant sails, no lightning flash. Yet in the fields of broken stone, The humble rise, the seeds are sown. They burn the code, they break the chain, They swear no oath to gods of pain. „Nach der Dunkelheit kommt ein neuer Frühling…” [Verse 7 – Drachenherz Flamme: Epilogue] From ancient bones the wyrm shall rise, Its glowing heart beneath the skies. Drachenherz, eternal flame— Brand the stars with man’s last name. [Final Chorus – Orchestral and layered with children’s choir] Flamme entfesselt, Welt zerbirst. The scroll is closed, the soul reversed. The dragon flies where gods once trod. The Code of Babylon—judged by God. [Outro – Whisper over ambient decay] Blessed are the peacemakers… for they shall be called the children of God. Selig sind die Friedfertigen… denn sie werden Gottes Kinder heißen.