Gilgamesh Songtext
von King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh

A fiery temper, stranded in the deadly blender weeping human clay
No surrender, the pale death-threat sender leading him astray
Ferocious, slaying feuds to gain the fame, he′s left to fend and hold the reins
He can't protect the wolf-pack from the sun-god Shamash combat

Gilgamesh
I vow to disembowel, the battle begins, the heavens turn to darkness
Gilgamesh

Five visions of biblical downpour
Tearing the rags and hairs tossed to the river beds
Fire-breathing warblers perched on fallen
A prayer of shelter from the peaks

Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh


Glorious photon, invisible traveler
Light and energy, galaxies zooming past you
A particle pure, magnificent one
Emitting glow, shining, how long must I journey on?

Bone-dried swamplands swallow me
The lion skins are wearing thin, the passing scorpions guarding
Wandering wild with passing misery
The key to immortality

House of dust, land of bone
I ate dirt, I drank stone
Beneath the razorback
Wished to be insomniac

Swam the flood, cleansed my sins
And flew on 13 winds
Gemstone trees and scorpions
Did it all, lived my dreams

Now I see man′s folly
Killed the bull, crossed the sea
Come on, snake, punish me
For immortality


Great and ancient light, infinite distance
Leaving its birthplace, going on adventures
A galaxy spinning, many sights unseen
Endless aeons, space, an unbroken chain
Hear my name

Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh