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It's All The Same (In The End)

from Amphion by Baltimore Rock Opera Society

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AMPHION:
In 4 twelve Anno Domini
In E’Ran’s founding days,
The Shah held masquerades and fine parades
For men of noble blood

Lavish dancing, horses,
No expense was spared
But people stared in disbelief;
Those luxuries meant less to eat,

Fourteen days of riots and the flames
Taught well those men
When ends can justify your means,
A thirst for blood is what you need

Through the ages Fools and sages
Sing that same old song
It’s all the same in the end

NASREEN:
The chariot race this season past,
Where bloody riots loosed,
Citizens made pleas to spare their kinsmen
From the hangman’s noose

Through the night the city burned,
And prisoners ran free
Justinian wished to escape,
Before a sharp knife sealed his fate

Gold was paid to soldiers
Who would kill their friends for bread,
We purchased peace through treachery,
And blood which flowed from Roman heads

30,000 men were killed,
But nothing much was learned
It’s all the same in the end

BOTH:
When Sassanids come from the East
To meet in Roman lands,
While talking peace,
Their minds are scheming,
Those who think are unbelieving

Festivals and pageantry
Can’t hide the bloody deeds,
Justinian does not want peace,
His sword is restless in its sheath

Khosrow, knowing that he’ll pay,
Extorted riches more
But lovers meet who see the madness,
Stop this age of endless sadness

Strength I’ll try to find to right the wrongs
This world has made
Yet it’s all the same in the end

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from Amphion, released June 16, 2016
Music & Lyrics by Aran Keating & Dylan Koehler
Performed and Arranged by Gazellynxxx
Lead vocals by Melissa LaMartina and Sarah “Flash” Gorman

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The Baltimore Rock Opera Society is a passionate community of artists who create unforgettable experiences through live original rock theater. BROS was founded in 2007 by a small group of friends sitting in a basement dreaming of an impossibly enormous story that would be told through the awesome power of rock. ... more

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