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Come Down Zarathustra Lyrics by Redd Alexander

Songs of Petrichor

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I dreamed I was a young man achin', bakin' in the heat
The plans I made laid scattered in the sand beneath my feet
An eagle and a serpent flyin' laps around me head
My legs were sore, I thought for sure that I was good as dead
There came a haggard, tattered man ridin' on the hill
He offered me his wine and time, let me drink my fill
I prayed sir, whats the way sir out the daze I'm standin' in
He said "Call me Zarathustra, and you're where we all begin
He said if you're to leave this desert son, some things you need to learn
There ain't a damn thing in this world that you'll get that you don't earn
So learn to bare the burdens there of the desert on your back
And come to know, the road to go is where the camel leaves his track
So he dropped the rope and that camel walked and walked and walked some more
We went left and right, a dozen times, i still don't know what for
We passed some trees, a couple creeks, a river to adore
So i said my camel days have paid their dues, i need that water's roar
He said very well, i can tell a fire in you burns
You've come to know, so long ago, the desert's twists and turns
Pretty soon, he'll make of you a lion among the men
And when its me you need to see, just sing my song right then
And he sang
[Chorus]
Come down zarathustra, come down from your hills
And in the wind, confess the sins that fill your soul with ills
My men of scale and feather scan the land for worthy wills
That sing come down zarathustra, won't you come down from your hills
[Verse 2]
So i claimed the land, and raised the sand to an ivory throne to sit
The men and women, from the beginning, warned if i eclipse
The lair of a great dragon there that calls this desert home
His golden scales, if i dare, will blind if they are shone
So i asked around my little town and it came quite crystal clear
Ain't a soul could tell the difference well between the truth and smoke and mirrors
So i rolled the dice and told 'em twice to go and place their bets
I said the flames that blow from the dragon's nose won't even break a sweat
And I sang
[Chorus]
Come down zarathustra, won't you come down from your hills
The world today has lost its way in cheap and empty thrills
They try to fill the emptiness with promises and pills
So come down zarathustra, won't you come down from your hills
[Verse 3]
I heard a screech from an eagles beak and the slither of a snake
And then somethin' in the wind caused that dragon's den to shake
I stook my ground and was surrounded in a charlatan's breath
The people cried "did he survive" and i roared a lion's "yes"
I woke to find some scribbled lines that said my work is done
The camel and the lion died so you could have some fun
The world can be a desert if you let it wear you through
But you'll turn the dragons into dust if you sing what I taught you
And i sang
[Chorus]
Come down zarathustra, won't you come down from your hills
Come and share my wine and time, we'll sit and drink our fill
A child at play will find its way in the soul's eternal will
So come down zarathustra, won't you come down from your hills
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Redd Alexander

Redd Alexander

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