The ancient King of Babylon passed the Hammurabi code of laws It was carved on black diorite 3700 years ago You stand before the display, looking intently at the carvings I stand aside, quietly admiring your face, which I deeply adore Verse 2 Offerings, alter, war, bow & arrow, whose past do they belong to? I love how you belong only to me in the midst of this crowd We pass the Sumerian Goddess And I wish in the name of the Goddess My missing goes on like the Tigris River When what is left of the Ancient Civilization is but an illegible language The myth becomes a never-ending poem *Chorus My love for you has been written before this Century And it has been buried in the flatlands of Mesopotamia Uncovered after many centuries We find the wordings to be still clear & intelligible My love for you has been written before this century And it has been buried in the flatlands of Mesopotamia The promise of forever carved in cuneiform The promise that has been eroded for thousands of years, will be re-enacted now *Repeat Verse 1 *Repeat Chorus I feel exhausted, I am far away from home I am afraid that I will never be by your side again *Repeat Chorus Love Before the Century Love Before the Century
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