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Gilgamesh, fifth king of Uruk

from Black Magic by Carpeaux

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I'd like to add that some parts of the lyrics are quite misogynistic, but the first ("born to rape women") is directly based on Gilgamesh's actions on the book and the second "to do the work of a woman" is a direct transcription from the text. In my view, they serve to paint the character as a villain (which is also the overall theme of the album), which serves well to his tragic end, humiliated by his failure in trying to become immortal.
I do not condone rape of any kind or the prejudice against women, nor could I, in any way, shape or form.

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Son of the gods
born to rape women
and enslave men
rule over the land
between Uruk's walls
three meters tall
bull on a rampage
strong as a god
cruel as a man
It is I am the king

the gods seek to enslave me
to appease the cries of the mortals
in the wild they create
an offspring of silence
equal in strength
to a rock from the sky

I send a prostitute
to do for the man
the work of a woman
six days and seven nights
he will then stand tall
lose the smell of the wild
and the beasts will run
when they see him come
and he will eat bread
and drink wine

My equal defies me
but I am no one's creation
I'm a son of gods
lions are afraid of me
so he becomes my friend of council
and we seek glory
kill the monster guardian of the forest
fearsome beast
you will die today

His dead body
pays for my glory
and calls the attention
of the goddess of love
and war
I know of her tricks
and her cursed past lovers
and I say no
I tell her no,
I don't want your love

so she goes to her father and says
if you don't avange me against Gilgamesh
I will smash the gates
of the Netherworld
and I'll free the shadows
I'll bring up the dead
to consume the living
and the dead will
outnumber the living

and so it is decided
and they send the bull of heaven
to kill me

I don't need the help of the gods
to kill the bull of heaven
I have my friend
equal in strength
and though I'm proud I fear
for how this will end

the gods swear revenge
and I wait

Their sickness kills my friend
I have flesh from a god
but sorrow in my heart
Only death awaits me
nothing but old age
and forgetfulness
just like any other man

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from Black Magic, released September 12, 2011

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