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Nebukadnesar

from Musta III by Oenos

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about

I wrote the song whilst consuming a cracking dark red wine from South Africa's Babylonstoren vineyard which I visited in March 2019. I vividly remember having a sample of it at the vineyard as it gave my tastebuds something to look forward to with the whole bottle. It wasn't cheap but very well worth it, what a wine! Enjoying the whole bottle didn't disappoint and gave me ample material to write most of the song in one night.

The lyrics for Nebukadesar were borne out of frustration. I had been watching in disbelief these egoistic world 'leaders' using organised religion, ancient constructs and gods to drive their agenda and their twisted worldview forward. I mean, believe what you want but stop following these snake oil salesmen, these charlatans. They sell you a lie. I thought that as a human race we were getting over gods and imaginary beings. I thought they belonged to the past as we have been making such incredible progress for the better. And now instead of the world becoming more reason and evidence based, and more secular - all very good things - it seems we're regressing because of these greedy con artists.

I found out after I had written the song & the lyrics that Nebuchadnezzar was an important character in the religious scriptures. The king of Babylon, the longest reigning and the most powerful monarch of the last Mesopotamian empire, was also called the "destroyer of nations" in the Old Testament. This is a total coincidence. Fits somewhat nicely though, doesn't it?

lyrics

Rise mountains
True hero
Your time has passed

Make nature
True glory
Your time has passed

Fill the oceans
False hero
Your time has gone

Create light
Faulty history
Your time has gone

Devise stars
Man made
Creature
Start life
False tale

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from Musta III, released October 30, 2020

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Oenos London, UK

On a mission to explore the world through metal music & wine.

All the songs are written under the influence of various wines from around the world and named after the bottle.

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