Persepolis — Septic Flesh

Flutes and pipes Play a drunken rhyme Entertaining The soldiers in the palace

Naked bodies Female slaves from Asia Dance with promise For a night of pleasure

Mouths smell wine The feast is going wild Victorious and glorious The men exalt their king As in a fevered dream Thais is entering And she provokes him To do a special deed

"You have conquered The capital of orient Display your power And make your enemies weep Destroy their pride The jewel of the desert As they once destroyed Our temples for their king"

"Burn this city to the ground Take a torch and spread the fire"

Persepolis Now a pile of dust A blackened carcass A land of ash

Persepolis You lost your crown Persepolis Burned to the ground