Slay the Pharaoh
Rebellion Against Tyranny: Slaying the Pharaoh
Lyrics
I said Goddamn
I express frustration or disbelief.
Pushing rocks all day
Engaged in hard labor, possibly symbolic of a challenging life.
For your motherfucking pyramid
Working for a leader constructing a pyramid, symbolizing oppression.
Goddamn
Reiteration of frustration or disbelief.
I said Goddamn
Continued expression of frustration or disbelief.
My bloody back all slashed
Physical suffering from punishment inflicted by overseers.
From the overseer's fury whip
Injury from the overseer's whip, highlighting oppression and abuse.
Goddamn
Reiteration of frustration or disbelief.
Tonight I'll put on the jackal head
Symbolic transformation into a jackal, possibly representing rebellion.
The golden wolf will strike you dead
A powerful force (golden wolf) will bring justice and punishment.
I will deny you of a royal tomb
Refusal to grant the oppressive leader a grand burial site.
Bring forth the new funeral moon
A new era marked by a funeral moon, suggesting an end to tyranny.
And it's time to weigh your heart
An allusion to the ancient Egyptian belief in the weighing of the heart.
Against the souls you pulled apart
Judgment for causing harm to others, emphasizing accountability.
Tonight we'll slay the Pharaoh
A declaration of intent to overthrow the Pharaoh's rule tonight.
Tonight you'll pay, Pharaoh
Pharaoh will face consequences and pay for their actions.
No mercy
Emphasis on a ruthless approach in seeking justice.
I'll show the same mercy
Commitment to reciprocate the lack of mercy shown to the speaker's brothers.
You showed my brothers
Reiteration of the desire for revenge in the absence of mercy.
No mercy
Continued emphasis on a merciless response to the Pharaoh's actions.
Embalm him
Suggesting a degrading treatment during the embalming process.
In shit, in shit
Repetition of the degrading treatment during embalming.
Deep down in the pyramids
Burying the Pharaoh in the depths of the pyramids, a symbolic act of disgrace.
Embalm him
Reiteration of burying the Pharaoh, emphasizing the act's significance.
Let it be monument for your misery
Turning the Pharaoh's burial into a lasting monument of suffering.
It's time to weigh your heart
Reiteration of the judgment process involving the weighing of the heart.
Against the souls you pulled apart
Continued emphasis on accountability for causing harm to others.
Tonight we'll slay the Pharaoh
Repetition of the declaration to slay the Pharaoh tonight.
Tonight you'll pay, Pharaoh
Reiteration of the Pharaoh facing consequences and paying for their actions tonight.
Slay the Pharaoh
A direct call to slay the Pharaoh, emphasizing the urgency of the action.
Slay the Pharaoh
Repetition of the call to slay the Pharaoh, concluding the narrative.
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