The door it opened slowly, my father he came in, i was nine years old. And he stood so tall above me, his blue eyes they were shining and his voice was very cold. He said, "I've had a vision and you know I'm strong and holy, I must do what I've been told." So he started up the mountain, I was running, he was walking, and his axe was made of gold.
Well, the trees they got much smaller, the lake a lady's mirror, we stopped to drink some wine. Then he threw the bottle over. Broke a minute later and he put his hand on mine. Thought I saw an eagle but it might have been a vulture, I never could decide. Then my father built an altar, he looked once behind his shoulder, he knew I would not hide.
You who build these altars now to sacrifice these children, you must not do it anymore. A scheme is not a vision and you never have been tempted by a demon or a god. You who stand above them now, your hatchets blunt and bloody, you were not there before, when I lay upon a mountain and my father's hand was trembling with the beauty of the word.
And if you call me brother now, forgive me if I inquire, "Just according to whose plan?" “ When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I must, I will help you if I can. When it all comes down to dust I will help you if I must, I will kill you if I can. And mercy on our uniform, man of peace or man of war, the peacock spreads his fan.
[00:11.48]The door it opened slowly, [00:14.48]my father he came in, i was nine years old. [00:21.97]And he stood so tall above me, [00:26.57]his blue eyes they were shining [00:28.98]and his voice was very cold. [00:34.16]He said, "I've had a vision [00:37.27]and you know I'm strong and holy, [00:39.12]I must do what I've been told." [00:43.71]So he started up the mountain, [00:46.96]I was running, he was walking, [00:50.50]and his axe was made of gold. [00:55.02] [01:02.61]Well, the trees they got much smaller, [01:06.40]the lake a lady's mirror, [01:08.94]we stopped to drink some wine. [01:13.50]Then he threw the bottle over. [01:17.42]Broke a minute later [01:19.75]and he put his hand on mine. [01:24.87]Thought I saw an eagle [01:27.15]but it might have been a vulture, [01:30.31]I never could decide. [01:34.74]Then my father built an altar, [01:37.58]he looked once behind his shoulder, [01:41.83]he knew I would not hide. [01:45.88] [01:53.39]You who build these altars now [01:56.14]to sacrifice these children, [01:58.54]you must not do it anymore. [02:03.59]A scheme is not a vision [02:06.53]and you never have been tempted [02:09.26]by a demon or a god. [02:14.55]You who stand above them now, [02:17.11]your hatchets blunt and bloody, [02:20.28]you were not there before, [02:24.50]when I lay upon a mountain [02:27.59]and my father's hand was trembling [02:30.72]with the beauty of the word. [02:35.77] [02:43.10]And if you call me brother now, [02:46.13]forgive me if I inquire, [02:48.93]"Just according to whose plan?" “ [02:54.15]When it all comes down to dust [02:57.51]I will kill you if I must, [02:59.86]I will help you if I can. [03:04.62]When it all comes down to dust [03:08.10]I will help you if I must, [03:10.02]I will kill you if I can. [03:15.00]And mercy on our uniform, [03:17.88]man of peace or man of war, [03:22.11]the peacock spreads his fan.