The Quest For Equilibrium

"Lured by dreams of conquest and promise of spoils, Assyria's warrior-kings built one of the mightiest nations of antiquity. by the seventh century B.C. King Assurbanipal reigned over an empire that extended from Egypt to Iran."

Gain through terror

Maintained the growth of my empire

Pain caused by anger

Maintained the fall of their empires

Blinding, is, my crown

Fearless, is, my throne

Your land... I will make my own

"Hail, my master"

Shall be the words spoken in my honor

Curse of the conqueror

Besieges your soul as you surrender

Shadows of my hand

Darkness on your land

Forever and now

You shall kneel and bow to me... slavishly

Bitter is your defeat

Treasures at my feet

Your wealth... I behold, with greed

Gain through terror

Maintained the growth of my empire

Pain caused by anger

Maintained the fall of their empires

Shadows of my hand

Darkness on your land

Forever and now

You shall kneel and bow to me... slavishly