Thus Spake The Vampyr

from Janissary, A Balkan Rock Opera by Paul Shapera

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lyrics

Brija:
in the night as smoke still rises on the field of fallen men
Bogdan wakes to find his mates are to the last man dead
A figure dark and hooded comes and carries him away
to a monastery bathed in candlelight and midnight haze

Monk:
Covered in the crack of night, this monastery stands and hides
you're welcome here to heal and stay, we'll get you to your date with fate
yes, peasants, superstitious lot, talk of vampires, point to us
but we're not monsters creatures foul, we're black gods monks who've taken vows

the call has come and thus begins the midnight mass
the hooded, single file and the hushed return at last
what sweet epiphanies, and liturgies are cast
come attend once again
the call to midnight mass

We're holy men, and we see you too have purpose, the black god has chosen you
there's games afoot in heaven's seat, each god have picked their mortal piece
our black god, he's misunderstood, he just wants justice for this world
wicked punished, order set, balance held and karma kept

the call has come and thus begins the midnight mass
the hooded, single file and the hushed return at last
what sweet epiphanies, and liturgies are cast
come attend once again
the call to midnight mass

You must continue with your plan, for vengeance makes a holy man
you're picked to be sweet karma's hand, to serve the gods as best you can
the black gods speaks, vizier must die, and there's a girl who'll be by his side
slay her too, this you must, then return here become one of us

Brija:
thus does bogdan stay with the monks for several days
til he's well enough to leave and journey on his way
to the viziers palace, to bring the kiss of death
but when he leaves the grounds he's found that 1o long years have passed

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from Janissary, A Balkan Rock Opera, released October 1, 2018
Vocals by Tomislav M. Čeleketić

Ivan Vukadinovic on guitar

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Cama’s attempt to commune with higher beings failed; she only found Decadent Dottie. Together they roamed, indulging in dangerous forms of psycho-neural self-exploration which Cama hoped would present the key to her people’s further evolution. It only led to her destroying her people so that one of their pets could evolve. She sat in her former civilization's rubble and listened to Paul Shapera. ... more

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