The Wandering Bard | Epic Of Gilgamesh

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Epic Rock Music | Epic Of Gilgamesh
Verse 1
I was born two-thirds god, one-third man, ruler of Uruk's walls
Built the city high, commanded all, ignored the people's calls
They labored in the sun while I walked tall and proud
Thought the gods had blessed me, standing above the crowd
I took what I wanted, no one dared say no
The nights were full of feasting, the days an endless show
But something in the quiet started gnawing slow
A hollow in the power that I didn't want to know
Pre-Chorus
The gods heard the cries rising from the streets below
Sent a wild man from the steppe to teach me what I didn't know
Chorus
Chasing what can't be caught
Ruling with fire, no second thought
Laughing at limits, breaking the game
Nothing can touch me, nothing can tame
I stand alone at the top of the fight
How dare the gods dim my light?
Verse 2
He came from the wild, trapped by the hunters' art
Brought to my court, furred and fierce of heart
We wrestled in the dust till the sun went down
Neither could pin the other to the ground
I saw my own strength staring back at me
A mirror in the chaos, wild and free
We drank and laughed till the stars wheeled overhead
Two souls that matched, no more words needing said
Pre-Chorus
We marched to the cedars, Humbaba's roar shook the ground
Slew the Bull of Heaven, defied the goddess' crown
Chorus
Chasing what can't be caught
With Enkidu beside me, we burned hot
Laughing at death's cold game
Together we're unstoppable, nothing the same
We stand shoulder to shoulder, alive in the fight
Burning bright in the night
Instrumental Break
Verse 3
The gods struck back slow, no lightning or flame
A sickness crept in, calling his name
Twelve days he suffered, wasting away
I sat by his side, begging him stay
The fever took hold, stole the light from his eyes
My brother, my equal, fading under clear skies
No quick mercy, just lingering pain
The gods' cruel judgment, driving me insane
Pre-Chorus
The sickness took hold, stole the light from his eyes
Left me screaming at empty skies
Chorus
Chasing what can't be caught
With Enkidu gone, the world's turned to rot
Laughing turned to rage
Death won the round, locked me in this cage
We stood shoulder to shoulder, alive in the fight
Now I'm left carrying the light
Verse 4
I mourned in the wild, let my hair grow long and gray
Dressed in lion skins, wandered far away
Sought the survivor who outlived the flood
Utnapishtim's wisdom, written in blood
Crossed the waters of death, faced the scorpion guard
Heard the truth of mortality, cold and hard
Pre-Chorus
The plant from the deep promised youth once more
But the snake took it silent from the shore
Bridge
I thought I could conquer even the grave
Be more than a man, more than a slave
But the real gift wasn't endless days
It was the brother I had, the price that I paid
I touched the bricks I built with my own hands
The walls of Uruk still stand
No immortality in flesh or in bone
But in the tale... I'm never alone
Final Chorus
Chasing what can't be caught
But the story won't fade, every scar that I bought
Death couldn't erase
The fire we carried, the brother, the chase
We stood shoulder to shoulder, alive in the fight
Burning bright
Burning bright
Outro