When all nine worlds stood bare before you,
you came for me…
You
Banished all my ancient race to
Ice and stone and harsher borders, but
I survived and carved my place where
Gods would never dare to wander
Through, ’til you
Watched from your forbidden
Throne, a single eye
Like fire in the dark.
As borders spread I shared with no one,
Wars raised kings, I bowed to no one, for
None among my race could match me,
Thought for thought or plan for plan,
’Til you came down, the
Prayers of men made flesh before me.
I’d never been terrified by anyone before.
And when you asked to make us brothers
And to share all that we were,
How could anyone resist becoming
You?
But as your blood coursed through me
I could feel our powers mix.
Your sight, my burn, your sacrifice,
The fears of men, the rage of ice,
Your wisdom, cunning, hunger, heart,
Your secret plans and secret arts.
CHORUS:
My brother, my enemy, don’t dare say the word destiny,
I offered you the best of me, you turned it into this!
My traitor, oathbreaker, don’t say you had no choice!
He was my son; it was your promise.
There are things I can’t forgive and this is one.
And though this world may burn I’ll see my justice done.
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy.
My kingdom I left and
Chose you over all my race,
So treat me like a brother
And a brother I will be.
You came to me for something new.
Was that too much for you to handle?
I opened mountain doors for you.
At first you weren’t so slow to follow
Through. You knew we
Both had secrets.
Did you never wonder what it
Was I plotted for?
It wasn’t war.
At least not in those early
Days.
It wasn’t me that changed.
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy.
My son and heir you banished from
The kingdom you had me abandon,
An island prison, not enough.
You sent your faithful sons to bind him
Fast.
With cunning and magic and
Lies.
The first crime wasn’t mine. But you did
More, dear Uncle,
Took my second son,
My daughter too.
You can’t blame me
If
I pay you back one for
Three. Don’t say
There was no other way!
And when you asked,
And when I answered,
How could anyone
Resist?
CHORUS:
My brother, my enemy,
Don’t dare say the word destiny,
I offered you the best of me,
You turned it into this!
My traitor, oathbreaker,
Don’t say you had no choice!
He was my son; it was your promise.
There are things I can’t forgive of anyone.
Why did you have to do the only one?
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy.
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy,
My brother, my enemy.
You knew I had my reasons; it’s
Not my fault if you can’t see them. You
Gave your sacred word to me;
That promise doesn’t end!
Did you forget who taught you to mix
Cunning with magic and
Lies? You knew that I was
Fire in the dark!
Was I so wrong to
Act as you do?
And send your precious son to join my
Daughter in the dark?
And when you asked me to release him
And to shed repentant tears,
How dare you demand from me what you would
Not give in a thousand years?
CHORUS:
My brother, my enemy,
don’t dare say the word destiny,
I offered you the best of me,
you turned it into this!
You chased me,
You found me,
You beat me,
You bound me,
Shrieking in my shackles as you
Watched for heartless centuries.
My captor, my enemy,
My captor, my enemy.
Did you never wonder what it
Is I’m praying to?
It isn’t you!
For in the deep there’s a dragon who listens.
And with time we will crack every prison.
And there’s a sickness that creeps
Through the rot that you’ve sown
In the tree that deserves to come down!
Dare you bind me?
Time will find me.
Men know,
Beasts know,
Stones know,
Seas know,
Stars know,
Skies know,
You know,
I know.
Never justice, never peace,
But
Vengeance! Vengeance!
Vengeance! Vengeance!
My brother, my enemy,
Don’t dare say one more word to me!
We should have had eternity,
You had to make it end!
Deceiver, corruptor;
My captor, jailer, tormenter.
Treat me like a monster
And a monster I will be!
My traitor, Oathbreaker,
Don’t say you had no choice!
He was my son; it was your promise.
There are things I can’t forgive, nor you
And those are all that’s left of me!
I’ll burn this world to see my justice
Done!
Sassafrass performs Ada Palmer's original a cappella polyphonic folk music, complex pieces with lively narratives and fantasy, mythology or science fiction themes.
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supported by 4 fans who also own “My Brother, My Enemy: Loki”
This is the CD I listen to (and sing along with) in the car on my daily commute.
My favourite is The Wyverary, a fantastic beast in a fantastic song . But I also love Villian's Cat and Hydrogen Burns. (And one of these days I'm going to catch that red dot too!!)
I only "discovered" Cat Faber a few months ago - and then looked at some of the other filk songs I love and found she had written those as well :-) Lesley Moore