The Keeper of the Flame
I was born ‘neath the gaze of the scorpion
As the blue death stalked the night
Scarred by the mark of rebellion
I have lived life, a proselyte
I stumble across these blazing sands
With a heart betrayed in time
The blazing sun upon this land
accuses me of no crime
There’s a crazed voice in the wilderness
That belongs to the avatar
Like me, it’s cursed by the prophetess
Having drunk of the samovar
There were lifetimes, there were places
The ones that long went by
I believed love to be the basis
Of all that soared to fly…
She stands amidst the ruins
The lady with no name
She’s a martyr now, a starter then
She’s the keeper of the flame
There were lifetimes, there were places
The ones that long went by
I believed love to be the basis
Of all that soared to fly….
The legend that I seek is chiselled in bronze
They tell me that I will find her singing love songs….
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Words and Music by Joseph Fernandez & V K Raghunathan
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