[Intro] Ištar, Ištar A-nu ki, a-nu ki My name arrives Like a blade of gold [Verse 1] I am the gate with the seven seals I am the rose that makes kings kneel A-nu, I am the bright wild star I step through dusk, I go too far My first name burns in the temple air My second name is the vow and dare My third name rings in a lion's throat My fourth name turns the night to smoke I am Ištar Ištar, miši Lady of flame Lady of keys [Pre-Chorus] Come near, come near And hear me call I hold the wanting I hold it all [Chorus] Ištar, Ištar, my holy fire Ištar, Ištar, lift me higher Queen of desire, queen of war I open heaven, I open more Ištar, Ištar, name by name I wear the storm, I wear the flame Queen of desire, queen of war I open heaven, I open more [Verse 2] My hips are thunder, my wrists are light My kiss is dawn on a shield at night I bless the bride, I wake the seed I crown the vow and cut the need In Akkad I move, in Ur I rise In Babylon I split the skies Enlil hears me, Ea knows Every river where my shadow goes My fifth name shivers in red-gold thread My sixth name lives where the bold hearts wed My seventh name speaks in a lion's pace My eighth name leaves a bright trace [Pre-Chorus] Come near, come near And hear me call I hold the wanting I hold it all [Chorus] Ištar, Ištar, my holy fire Ištar, Ištar, lift me higher Queen of desire, queen of war I open heaven, I open more Ištar, Ištar, name by name I wear the storm, I wear the flame Queen of desire, queen of war I open heaven, I open more [Bridge] Aš-ta-ra, I rise Aš-ta-ra, I reign Nine-fold crown In the pulse and pain Meli, meli Burn and bloom I walk the line Between womb and tomb Not only love Not only spear I am the force That gathers here I am the vow in the veil I am the moon with a lion's tail I am the voice behind the gate I am the hand that seals your fate [Break] Ištar A-nu ki Ištar Mi ši ri [Final Chorus] Ištar, Ištar, my holy fire Ištar, Ištar, lift me higher Queen of desire, queen of war I open heaven, I open more Ištar, Ištar, name by name I wear the storm, I wear the flame Queen of desire, queen of war I open heaven, I open more
