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These lyrics are taken from translations of cuneiform tablets found during excavations of the temple libraries of Uruk and Sippur. The Sun God’s temple was recently discovered and excavated with its library intact by Iraqi archaeologists. Authorship of this particular text is generally ascribed to o...
Impure am I, impure I spill my seed upon barren earth
And spit in the faces of the Goddess, unclean am I
Unclean I copulate with the hands of the God
And defile the Gates of Ishtar
Unblessed am I, unrepentant, defiant
Buh Luh Uh
Si il Inanna
As Gi Su Ak
Gis Tes
Gis Tes
[Guitar Solo]
Unwashed am I, unwashed I lay violent hands
Upon the altar of the Goddess
In filth I lay, in filth I desecrate
And profane the Temple of Ishtar
And blaspheme in the presence of whores
Baad Angarru
Ninnghizzhidda
Open the Gate that I may enter
Baad Angarru
Ninnghizzhidda
Open, lest I attack the gate
Baad Angarru
Ninnghizzhidda
Open the Gate, lest I cause the dead to outnumber the living
Open the Gate, lest I cause the dead to rise and devour the living
Defiling the Gates of Ishtar was produced by Bob Moore.
Nile released Defiling the Gates of Ishtar on Tue Sep 05 2000.