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Impera

Kaisarion

Impera
2022

Duration: 5:02

Track number: 2

Times played live: 130

Writers

Lyrics by: Tobias Forge

Music by: Tobias Forge

Theme

Named after the building where the ancient philosopher Hypatia was murdered by Christians for her pagan beliefs and scientific rationalism. The song depicts the tragedy of stupid people destroying what they don't understand with a frantic smile. Tobias reflects that this pattern has happened many times throughout history and will likely continue—a meditation on the destruction of knowledge and enlightenment by ignorance and religious zealotry.

Lyrics
Kaisarion, a prophecy told We're building our new empire from the ashes of an old Kaisarion, the fruit of the womb Our brotherhood of good faith sealed an apostate witch's doom It's the sound of another deadline whistling past your ears It's the sight of a million regrets mounting over years It's the words that were never spoken that echoes through the times It's the smell of the burning temples swept away by rhymes (Hypatia) Far away from the stench of the heavens (Hypatia) Long ago, yet too close to forever (Hypatia) When a paradise is lost, go straight to... Kaisarion, a matter of love When Mother Earth is calling for a father up above Kaisarion, put up the smiles And throw your holy rocks right at her for her satanic wiles It's the truth of the candor shown through a prism of deceit It's the continence of bishops with their choir boys en-suite It's the tongue soiled in adulation that licks to no avail It's the noise of the righteous dogma that hides the handmaid's tail (Hypatia) Far away from the stench of the heavens (Hypatia) Long ago, yet too close to forever (Hypatia) When a paradise is lost, go straight to... It's the sound of another deadline whistling past your ears It's the sight of a million regrets mounting over years It's the words that were never spoken that echoes through the times It's the smell of the burning temples swept away by rhymes It's the truth of the candor shown through a prism of deceit It's the continence of bishops with their choir boys en-suite It's the tongue soiled in adulation that licks to no avail It's the noise of the righteous dogma that hides the handmaid's tail (Hypatia) Far away from the stench of the heavens (Hypatia) Long ago, yet too close to forever (Hypatia) When a paradise is lost, go straight to... (Hypatia) Far away from the stench of the heavens (Hypatia) Long ago, yet too close to forever (Hypatia) When a paradise is lost, go straight to...
Musicians
Tobias Forge

Tobias Forge

Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards

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