Prpipev:
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Fate lies on the fatal scales:
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Light on one side, darkness on the other.
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If your essence is empty as dust,
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Like dust, empty like dust.
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Great feast. |
On the throne is the Babylonian king.
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Just a false idol
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In his dreams he holds the world.
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Careless in actions
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On top of everything else, an atheist!
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Thousands of golden lamps shine
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Lighting up his proud face.
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Rows of intoxicating priests
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Precious glasses in hands
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They have wine in them, solemn speeches on their lips.
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Suddenly the monarch froze
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Everyone saw horror and fear in his eyes.
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Without looking up, he looked ahead at the wall,
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A deathly silence completed the scene.
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He watched the movement of the fiery hand,
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What she drew with her finger on the wall,
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Like on the coastal sand
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Mysterious letters of unknown words.
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The vision disappeared, pointing at them with a finger.
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Like a thunder in the ears there was a ringing:
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A bowl of wine fell from the hands of the idol,
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Rolling before the throne
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Leaving a scarlet spot on the floor.
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At the same moment the king uttered his angry cry,
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Retaining its almighty appearance.
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Basics of the old tactics -
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Never show signs of panic. |
"What could disturb my sumptuous dinner,
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Stop the fun? |
- he could no longer hide,
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That hangover is long gone.
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His face became bloodless in an instant.
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The mood has changed all around.
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Someone still couldn't believe their eyes
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Someone whispered a shabby prayer of comfort.
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Who knew that at this hour it would not be possible to knock on the heavens.
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Chorus:
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Fate lies on the fatal scales:
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Light on one side, darkness on the other,
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If your essence is empty as dust,
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Like dust, empty like dust.
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Fate lies on the fatal scales:
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Light on one side, darkness on the other,
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If your essence is empty as dust,
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Like dust, empty like dust.
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Again the exclamation: the royal quivering, timid voice
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Orders to convene the fathers of Jerusalem immediately.
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The wisest magicians of all the earth have risen,
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All as one master of scientific disciplines.
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The Chaldean prophets studied the lines,
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But their strength and knowledge were left without recognition here.
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Sweat on the foreheads, the letters are not opened,
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The great heads are bewildered.
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Here the wisdom of the Babylonian elders fell.
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They were powerless, but they couldn't confess.
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Soon each of them realized the fact - |
The letters are not opened and inspire fear.
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"I can read this - towards the throne!"
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He walked slowly, limping but confidently.
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The prisoner appeared to the royal gaze,
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He stopped, the fetters on his feet fell silent.
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He looked into the eyes of the earthly demigod
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I definitely saw the truth in those lines, the truth.
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By the light of golden lamps, with prophecy in sight
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He read the words, and the morning made them come true:
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“Your grave is ready, the kingdom is over!
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You will lose your throne and life tonight!
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Your soul is dark, the image is foggy,
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The gravestone will be your front bed!”
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Chorus:
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Your fate lies on the fatal scales:
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Light on one side, darkness on the other!
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Your essence is empty like dust, like dust
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You are alive only in your dreams!
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Fate lies on the fatal scales:
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Light on one side, darkness on the other,
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If your essence is empty as dust,
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Like dust, empty like dust.
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Fate lies on the fatal scales:
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Light on one side, darkness on the other,
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If your essence is empty as dust,
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Like dust, empty like dust. |