Nemesis

© Naomi Rivkis, with help from Katy Droege

Lyrics [pdf]

	Am	G	Am	G/B
Bl	ack land, r	ed land, d	ouble cr	own

	C	G/B	Am	G	Am
H	eralds y	ou as g	od	on e	arth

	Am	G	Am	G/B
Wh	en An	ubis l	eads you d	own

	C	G/B	Am	G	Am
	All who w	ake will kn	ow y	our w	orth.

	G	E	D
S	ubtle as t	he s	and, death brings

	E	D	E	G/B	Am
V	erdict on t	he l	ives	of k	ings.

Rich your tomb and sweet your rest,

Safe your bed, but ere you pass

Here am I to tame and test,

Show your image in the glass.

Ask you, "Human, are you wise?"

Cut the Pharaoh down to size.

Centuries hence, another prince,

Dying, named himself to gods.

He has reckoned better since --

The gates were barred with iron rods.

Wiser, he was welcomed in

Simply called a man of sin.

Bridge

G E D

Answer, you wh o once demanded,

E D E G Am

R iddle by y our w its and h eart

G E D

No advis ors h ere commanded

E D E F E

No brave guards to t ake y our p art

E D E D E

J ackal's-head w ith s ilent l aught er

Am G/B C G/B Am

W aits to lead y ou 'm idst t he d ead.

E D E

G uess, and make y our own hereafter;

E F E D E

I'm to name t he p ath y ou tr ead.

Sire, my riddle isn't hard --

Lose your hubris: that's the price.

Any prince who knows the word

Earns his place in paradise.

Kneel before me, if you can

And admit yourself a man.

Winner of the 2004 OVFF songwriting contest, ``Riddle Me This''.