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Lysander Lyrics by XIPHOS

The Rise and Fall of Athens

2023

Aristocleitus
A man of lowly stock
Brought forth a mighty son
To whom all men would flock
Cut from that martial cloth
The blood of Hercules
If you won't stand and fight
He'll take you on your knees

Lyyyyysander
The Hellespont awaits
Europe dips her toes
Outside the Persian gates
Lyyyyysander
No flag left unfurled
Let them know your name
Scourge of the ancient world
Lyyyyysander
The walls of Athens fall
Make the city yours
All in the Spartan cause
Lyyyyysander
Warrior of old
You serve your people well
And shower them with gold

Friеnd of Cyrus the younger
Spartan Commander-in-Chiеf
For Grecian naval men
There shall be no relief
Come hell or high water
Your fleet shall win the day
At Aegospotami
Conon was chased away

Athens is starving
Pausanias at the gates
Lysander and his fleet
At Piraeus they wait
Send in the Thirty Tyrants
Eight months of utter hell
But a democratic resistance
Made sure that Critias fell
And so to central Greece
By land and not the tide
One last final adventure
The Phocians at your side
You marched to Haliartus
Where the die was cast
Hundreds of Theban troops
Who cut you down at last

Lyyyyysander
The Hellespont awaits
Europe dips her toes
Outside the Persian gates
Lyyyyysander
No flag left unfurled
Let them know your name
Scourge of the ancient world
Lyyyyysander
The walls of Athens fall
Make the city yours
All in the Spartan cause
Lyyyyysander
Warrior of old
You serve your people well
And shower them with gold
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About “Lysander” by XIPHOS

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"Lysander" appears on "The Rise and Fall of Athens" in 2023.

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