Nile in the veins

Verse 1

Sands

Shift

Pharaoh under pressure

Marble columns crumbling in the Mediterranean mist

Iron

Fist

I am the oracle

I am the temple

I am the ghost

Bronze blades on the belt

Heavy head under the crown

I sit

Alone

Salt in the wound of the sea

Sand in the gears of the clock

Chorus

Gold on the neck and the Nile in the veins

Gold on the neck and the Nile in the veins

They want the glory but they fear the chains

They want the glory but they fear the chains

From the Parthenon to the pyramid floor

From the Parthenon to the pyramid floor

Verse 2

Cobras

Cold

Cold-blooded kings coming for the throne

Spartan spirit spinning in a dizzy desert dome

Watch

Hold

Keep the fire burning

Keep the water flowing

Keep the people praying

I see the future in the guts of a bird

Broken tablets and a forgotten word

Dust

Blown

Across the agora

Across the valley

Across the map

Chorus

Gold on the neck and the Nile in the veins

Gold on the neck and the Nile in the veins

They want the glory but they fear the chains

They want the glory but they fear the chains

From the Parthenon to the pyramid floor

From the Parthenon to the pyramid floor

Bridge

Under the sun

Under the moon

Under the weight

The gods are laughing

The gods are crying

The gods are gone

Wait for the eclipse

Wait for the rain

Wait for the end

Verse 3

Labyrinth

Lost

Minotaur breathing in the basement of the mind

Papyrus peeling while the weaver goes blind

Pay

Cost

Silver coins on the eyes

Silver coins for the boat

Silver coins to the ferryman

Togas stained with the wine of the grape

Chasing the shadow of a mythical shape

Run

Fast

Past the columns

Past the tombs

Past the stars

Chorus

Gold on the neck and the Nile in the veins

Gold on the neck and the Nile in the veins

They want the glory but they fear the chains

They want the glory but they fear the chains

From the Parthenon to the pyramid floor

From the Parthenon to the pyramid floor

Outro

Ashes

Ruins

Forgotten names

Just dust

Just dust

Just dust