The Black Dog
Anubis, the African King
The Jackal-headed man
Has left me a message in the sand
Shall I read it, my good friend?
I know what it will say
But there’s a chance that I am wrong
If I read it, I will know
But if I read it, I will know
Shall I read it, sweet sovereign sister?
The words that dance like samba
They speak of you
And all the ill that you have done
All the lies that you have told me
As we walk this desert, hand in hand
Shall I read it, kind and gentle lover?
With all the lies exposed
The knife in your hand
That I see your shadow raise
My back I give to you
Shall I read it, violent partner?
It can be our sweet lullaby
The sands that tell me all I’ve ever needed know
The hourglass that holds them close
Shall I read it and tell you what he told me?
Of the life that awaits you
Of the path your carve
Of how you deserted me
Of how I cannot be mad, because you walked with me blind, and I changed the course of my feet
Shall I read it and hear him scold me?
Shifting between who I am and you
Chained to an earth that cannot stand still
Anubis left those words for me
Anubis, the mongrel man
What he would say
If he saw me this way
The Jackal-headed man
Has left me a message in the sand
Shall I read it, my good friend?
I know what it will say
But there’s a chance that I am wrong
If I read it, I will know
But if I read it, I will know
Shall I read it, sweet sovereign sister?
The words that dance like samba
They speak of you
And all the ill that you have done
All the lies that you have told me
As we walk this desert, hand in hand
Shall I read it, kind and gentle lover?
With all the lies exposed
The knife in your hand
That I see your shadow raise
My back I give to you
Shall I read it, violent partner?
It can be our sweet lullaby
The sands that tell me all I’ve ever needed know
The hourglass that holds them close
Shall I read it and tell you what he told me?
Of the life that awaits you
Of the path your carve
Of how you deserted me
Of how I cannot be mad, because you walked with me blind, and I changed the course of my feet
Shall I read it and hear him scold me?
Shifting between who I am and you
Chained to an earth that cannot stand still
Anubis left those words for me
Anubis, the mongrel man
What he would say
If he saw me this way
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