Melammu Procession

[Intro - Sprechgesang] Sharrutu ellu, Babili rabu! Sharrutu ellu, Babili rabu! Kakkabu shame, nuru erseti! [Verse - deep guttural growls, melodic speed-thrash gallop, relentless double-kick] Copper bells in the predawn haze, cedar ash and lapis blaze. Temple stairs in a spiral line, black-robed mouths in a measured rhyme. Hands to heaven, hands to flame, each breath sharpened to the royal name. Not for mourning, not for plea— this is law sung liturgically. [Chorus - same BPM as verse, no tempo drop, no halftime, guttural lead vocal, priest chant responses layered only, short percussive phrases, no long held notes] Sharrutu ellu, Babili rabu! Sharrutu ellu, Babili rabu! Kakkabu shame, nuru erseti! March in the melammu procession— flame in the hand and law in the chest! Babili! Babili! Nuru! Nuru! Sharru eli! Sharru eli! Babili! Babili! Nuru! Nuru! Sharru eli! Sharru eli! Laughing drums in the holy night— fast hearts under the temple light! [interlude] [Verse - deep guttural growls, melodic speed-thrash gallop, relentless double-kick] Ritual knives of reflected gold, not for slaughter— for signs of old. Oil on stone and bronze on skin, the chant goes out and the feet lock in. Every beat and every cry binds the street to the watching sky. The city moves when priests intone— the throne is vast, but not alone. [guitar solo] [Chorus - same BPM as verse, no tempo drop, no halftime, guttural lead vocal, priest chant responses layered only, short percussive phrases, no long held notes] Sharrutu ellu, Babili rabu! Sharrutu ellu, Babili rabu! Kakkabu shame, nuru erseti! March in the melammu procession— flame in the hand and law in the chest! Babili! Babili! Nuru! Nuru! Sharru eli! Sharru eli! Babili! Babili! Nuru! Nuru! Sharru eli! Sharru eli! Laughing drums in the holy night— fast hearts under the temple light! [Outro - fast ritual ending, abrupt finish]