[00:11.48]The door it opened slowly,
[00:14.48]my father he came in, i was nine years old.
[00:21.97]And he stood so tall above me，
[00:26.57]his blue eyes they were shining
[00:28.98]and his voice was very cold.
[00:34.16]He said, "I've had a vision
[00:37.27]and you know I'm strong and holy,
[00:39.12]I must do what I've been told."
[00:43.71]So he started up the mountain,
[00:46.96]I was running, he was walking,
[00:50.50]and his axe was made of gold.
[00:55.02]
[01:02.61]Well, the trees they got much smaller,
[01:06.40]the lake a lady's mirror,
[01:08.94]we stopped to drink some wine.
[01:13.50]Then he threw the bottle over.
[01:17.42]Broke a minute later
[01:19.75]and he put his hand on mine.
[01:24.87]Thought I saw an eagle
[01:27.15]but it might have been a vulture,
[01:30.31]I never could decide.
[01:34.74]Then my father built an altar,
[01:37.58]he looked once behind his shoulder,
[01:41.83]he knew I would not hide.
[01:45.88]
[01:53.39]You who build these altars now
[01:56.14]to sacrifice these children,
[01:58.54]you must not do it anymore.
[02:03.59]A scheme is not a vision
[02:06.53]and you never have been tempted
[02:09.26]by a demon or a god.
[02:14.55]You who stand above them now,
[02:17.11]your hatchets blunt and bloody,
[02:20.28]you were not there before,
[02:24.50]when I lay upon a mountain
[02:27.59]and my father's hand was trembling
[02:30.72]with the beauty of the word.
[02:35.77]
[02:43.10]And if you call me brother now,
[02:46.13]forgive me if I inquire,
[02:48.93]"Just according to whose plan?" “
[02:54.15]When it all comes down to dust
[02:57.51]I will kill you if I must,
[02:59.86]I will help you if I can.
[03:04.62]When it all comes down to dust
[03:08.10]I will help you if I must,
[03:10.02]I will kill you if I can.
[03:15.00]And mercy on our uniform,
[03:17.88]man of peace or man of war,
[03:22.11]the peacock spreads his fan.