Older Than the Ancients
from Austral Alien by Alchemist
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lyrics
Here I'll carve the tale of the land we explored.
Stranded in a place I thought was fertile and calm.
I didn't know what hostile world laid ahead.
We were protected, Anubis judge of the dead.
Cursing the insects search for water in a sunburnt land.
We will go forward, I will persevere and never look back.
So they called me a son of a god, ironically as they laid me to rest.
Twice bitten, twice struck.
Lost motherland has swallowed us up.
I didn't know what hostile world laid ahead.
We were protected.
Anubis judge of the dead.
Read the glyphs they tell my story.
I'm the lost Pharaoh's son.
Seeking out the ancient myth of the great southern land.
Never again to see the waters of Mer.
Stuck within this southern land.
We can only defer.
Stranded in a place I thought was fertile and calm.
I didn't know what hostile world laid ahead.
We were protected, Anubis judge of the dead.
Cursing the insects search for water in a sunburnt land.
We will go forward, I will persevere and never look back.
So they called me a son of a god, ironically as they laid me to rest.
Twice bitten, twice struck.
Lost motherland has swallowed us up.
I didn't know what hostile world laid ahead.
We were protected.
Anubis judge of the dead.
Read the glyphs they tell my story.
I'm the lost Pharaoh's son.
Seeking out the ancient myth of the great southern land.
Never again to see the waters of Mer.
Stuck within this southern land.
We can only defer.
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from Austral Alien,
released June 17, 2003
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Alchemist Canberra, Australia
Alchemist is an Australian progressive metal band from Canberra whose style combines death metal, progressive rock,
psychedelic, Eastern, Aboriginal and electronic influences
Instinctively aware of the importance of stylistic individuality, and disillusioned with the stagnant metal scene of the late eighties, ALCHEMIST was formed with the purpose of creating original & emotive music.
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Jun 19Abingdon, UK
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Jun 20Abingdon, UK
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Jun 21Abingdon, UK
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Jun 22Abingdon, UK
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Aug 2Oslo, Norway
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Sep 14Manchester, UK
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Sep 15London, UK
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Feb 2006 -
Jun 2003 -
Oct 2001
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