Elephant - The Faust Complex lyrics

rate me

I now demand ultimate knowledge<br />

For I've learned all I can under the sun<br />

In my chamber chronicling the codex of history<br />

My appetite whetted, I must know more<br />

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I cast off the triple deity of Jove<br />

Not fooled by the stained glass illusion<br />

An immaculate monument frustrating aspirations<br />

Holy, defiled, it is no place for me<br />

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A storming descent through the heavenly body<br />

Galactic garden of orbital alignment<br />

Chaos to consequence in unnatural order<br />

The sinister alchemist at the edge of abyss<br />

Yet I am the observer and the observed<br />

And my immortal soul is all I sacrifice<br />

To understand the universe infinite<br />

The deified symmetry of omnipotence<br />

Lucifer, son of light, show me the patterns of life<br />

For he who understands the game commands all space and time<br />

Lucifer, my champion, illuminate for me<br />

Kings' and tyrants' power and the cycle of destiny<br />

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Aries, Aries, god of war, send me to my death<br />

Zeus, god above all gods, revive me with your breath<br />

Lucifer, my shining star, your light is waning cold<br />

My eyes are faint, my body aflame, inside I'm grey and old<br />

The beast, the man, the goat, the horns, the mask has been removed<br />

The morning star, the adversary leaves me at my doom<br />

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I, the arrogant amateur, have taken all of creation upon myself<br />

And now, devoid of soul, my understanding is darkened again<br />

At last all I desire is peace and a chance to make amends<br />

For love is beyond knowledge - an emotion based on simple faith<br />

Margaret, my love, please hearken to my cry<br />

My quest it has been all in vain and now I finally die<br />

As my story ends, I understand your heart<br />

For all that I have learned, I can't explain your love