INTRO (Oud melody plays slowly, deep and resonant, 808s pulse like a heartbeat, finger cymbals, 8 seconds) I open my eyes... The world is wrong... The sky is different... The gods are gone... VERSE 1 — The Awakening (Oud strums deeply, heavy 808s, darbuka enters softly, 20 seconds) I was sleeping beneath the sand Pharaoh's blood running through my hands Dreamed of temples, dreamed of gold Stories that were told Now I wake to metal birds in the sky Strange lights passing by Nile is still here, I know that sound Everything else turned around Concrete where the stones once stood Where are my people, where is my home? PRE-CHORUS 1 (Beat builds, 808s rumble, oud intensifies, 10 seconds) They don't see me walking by Ghost with ancient eyes Where my crown, where my name? This world not the same CHORUS 1 — Slow & Heavy (Slow 808s hit hard, horns, layered vocals, 20 seconds) Woke up to a world forgot me Concrete jungle built on top of me Pyramids stand but temples gone Last god singing forgotten song Where my kingdom, where my throne? King of dust, king of stone Lost in a world don't know my name Everything I loved is ash and flame TRANSITION (Beat switch: 808s speed up, hi-hats rapid, 4 seconds) VERSE 2 — Fast Trap Flow (Rapid hi-hats, heavy 808s, distorted bass, fast flow, 20 seconds)) Lights that never fade, metal birds they made People staring into screens, living in a dream We had magic, we had prayer Now machines in the air I'm amazed, I'm confused Everything I knew refused Stars still shine but gods are dead Voice inside your head PRE-CHORUS 2 — Fast Build (Beat builds fast, strings swell, 808s rattle, 10 seconds) Try to speak, they don't hear Ancient words fall on deaf ears Kingdom dust, throne gone Still carrying on CHORUS 2 — Fast & Aggressive (Fast tempo, rapid 808s, horns, aggressive vocals, 20 seconds) Woke up to a world forgot me Concrete jungle built on top of me Pyramids stand but temples gone Last god singing forgotten song Where my kingdom, where my throne? King of dust, king of stone Lost in a world don't know my name Everything I loved is ash and flame BRIDGE — Slow & Heavy (Beat drops to half-time, heavy bass, whispered, oud weeps, 20 seconds) Searched for my people, they're all gone Scattered like the wind, forgotten song Asked the river, asked the sky World passed me by I was the god of the golden sun Now I'm just a forgotten one Pyramids still touch the sky Even the sun learned to die TRANSITION (Beat builds, 808s rise, 4 seconds) VERSE 3 — Fastest Trap Flow (Rapid hi-hats, heavy 808s, fastest flow, 20 seconds) Temples museums now Tourists walk where priests would bow Take pictures, don't pray Don't know I'm here to stay Watch from shadows deep Promises I couldn't keep Kingdom dust, crown rust People ash and dust PRE-CHORUS 3 — Build (Beat builds, tension rising, oud intensifies, 10 seconds) Don't bow, don't kneel Don't remember what is real Still here, still awake Making ancient shake FINAL CHORUS — Full Power Fast (Full power: 808s rattling, aggressive flow, 25 seconds) Woke up to a world forgot me Concrete jungle built on top of me Pyramids stand but temples gone Last god singing forgotten song No more kingdom, no more throne God of dust, god of stone Walk this world until I fade Ghost of the empire that I made OUTRO — Slow Fade (808s fade, oud lingers, spoken, 10 seconds) I was a god... Now I'm just a man... I walked through time... But I don't understand... (Oud fades to silence)
