Ma’at
You, I never wanted
You, I didn’t need
The shining markets, the call to prayer
Murky, hazy hellhole
Streets of dust and sleaze
The sacred river, the Valley of Kings
Seeing what I wanted
Perspective preconceived
Sodium Sunrise
Silver gleaming on the Nile
Silver gleaming on the Nile
Fight to find a heaven, or choose to live in hell
Keep drowning in self pity, or climb the citadel
You, I never wanted.
You, I didn’t need
The memories of thousands of years
Halfway round the planet
No reason I could see
The monuments to ancient Gods
I was biased from the outset
Images believed
Sodium, it’s all sodium