Polyphony
–
Minister of Falconry
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Текст песни "Polyphony — Minister of Falconry"
Send the sennex to the scaffold
Eyes wide and wan
Though he’s barely through the gates
I’ll bet his tongue is wet, his brow is drenched
Yet he says brimming with glee
“I am the gadfly tickling the herd
Of the ignorant and uninitiated
Let them hear me and be disturbed
The truth was never meant for men
It is poison to their ears, their minds and spirits
Show them what they’re lacking and they’ll want it
Be it to their furthering or detriment”
Someone gag him,
The old man’s voice
Brings me naught
Save a turning stomach
Gods above his words are strong
His mood is bright his tone is fearless
“Tell me aristoi what’s there to fear?
Words are empty without action
And all I’ve done is speak my mind
If just for that I am condemned
Then gladly I’ll wag my tongue in freedom
I would rather die than bight the yoke of censorship and vindication.
Though in silver you find strength, mine comes from the mandate of the people
And only the wealthy can be bought.”
Tell me Sophos, have you hope?
“Hope is alive where there is discourse,
As sparks bring fire, knowledge brings light.
This is the life that I have chosen,
And if it ends, well then that’s life.
You demand cast off my morals and expect that I find sleep?
Let’s end now this dull quarrel, I’ll take hemlock
Before I submit to you, oh gilded statues of corruption”
This man has fluttered his lips enough
Let him be bound, may he be silenced
Let the ideals die with the man.
“You know as I do that’s ne’er occurred,
And as I fade so grows my strength.
Tomorrow the people will flatten your gates.
We know there’s more to life,
We know this garden’s growing
Soon our ivy will swallow your gods of gold.
So now we go our separate ways
You to life and I to death,
But who amongst us truly has the better lot?
Only time and truth may say.”
