Upon that storied marble cast thine eye
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The scene commands a moralizing sigh
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E�en in Areardias blessed Elysium plains
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Amidst the laughing nymphs and sparkling flames
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Life�s emblem here, in youth and vernal bloom
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But reasons finger pointing at the�
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See festal joy subside, with melting grace
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And pity visit the half smiling face
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Where now the dance, the hate, the nuptial feast
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The passion throbbing in the lover�s breast
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Life�s emblem here, in youth and vernal bloom
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But reason�s finger pointing at the tomb!
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Man: So say me noble stranger, what brings you here this night?
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Death: I have come to release you from the bitter taste of life
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Man: Why me? Why now? It cannot be my time
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Death: Everything that falls to the ground is mine!
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Upon that storied marble cast thine eye
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The scene commands a moralizing sigh
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E�en in Areardias blessed Elysium plains
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Amidst the laughing nymphs and sparkling flames
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See festal joy subside, with melting grace
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And pity visit the half smiling face
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Where now the dance, the hate, the nuptial feast
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The passion throbbing in the lover�s breast
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Life�s emblem here, in youth and vernal bloom
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But reason�s finger pointing at the�
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See festal joy subside, with melting grace
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And pity visit the half smiling face
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Where now the dance, the hate, the nuptial feast
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The passion throbbing in the lover�s breast
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Life�s emblem here, in youth and vernal bloom
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But reason�s finger pointing at the tomb!
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Man: But in youth am I still, and in flesh am I strong
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Death: And I have a disease for every sin that you have done
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Man: But I�ve done nothing wrong, nothing bad or untrue
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Death: Neither God or Devil agrees with you!
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Life's Emblem
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Marduk |