...inside the mind of the fabled queen and most beloved wife of the Eqyptian pharoah Akhnaten...
Acoustic New Age Folk World Fusion
i am a Songwriter/Singer who works in independent film production, residing primarily in Hawai'i.
Story behind the song
This one had one of the longest gestation periods for a song EVER!! - the idea for it came to me - replete with thumping rhythm, like a camel-train voyaging through an ancient desert - at least a decade before one day, i just birthed it in a rush of inspiration!! The experience felt like time-travel = some serious channelling goin' on here....
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Lyrics
Hot sun, and blistering sand
Camel-train travels to a distant land:
Your eyes like the mythical sphinx...
nobody penetrates the thoughts you think -
Bride...to the king of the mighty Nile;
you are so lonely:
Your face in mask-like prophecy,
unfathomable woman!
A great palace, and temples of gold -
All as the prophets of your tribe foretold:
Your small feet on the paving stones
Flanked by your retinue, yet all alone...
Bravely you meet him, and bravely smile;
you are so lonely...
Encountering your destiny, unfathomable woman!
When he chose you didn't your heart freeze,
despite the desert sun?
Of all the Beauties he might have chosen,
you had to be the one!
Queen to a chameleon King -
serene at his side on a golden string;
the demi-god in your chamber stands,
the body of your lord half woman, half man...
He sleeps at your side, so you rest awhile;
you are so lonely.
Accept your fate with dignity,
unfathomable woman!
Hot sun on the artist's hand -
sculpts your face at the King's command:
For all time, a work of Art -
terracotta skin hides a constant heart,
hides a heart that wanders for miles and miles,
a heart so lonely...
sealed in the vault of your lover's tomb,
unfathomable woman.
When he chose you, didn't your heart freeze
despite the desert sun?
Of all the Beauties he might have chosen
- you had to be the one!
A different song great world beat song,all I can Say is well crafted lyrics and great music, a nice vocal track, recorded somewhere else than the other 2 I commented on? The vocal track is again done with passion.Nice music. I have a song you may did called Sand In My Eyes, a world music thing about the war in the middle East. Glad to find your page, great talent.