Tomb-Builders' Tombs

from Smelling Salts by Death and The Poetess

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We watch a lot of Dr Joann Fletcher documentaries, particularly "Life & Death in The Valley of the Kings" about the village/archaeology site of Deir el-Medina. www.imdb.com/title/tt3809322/

WRT using Horus/Osiris "The earliest recorded form of Horus is the tutelary deity of Nekhen in Upper Egypt, who is the first known national god, specifically related to the ruling pharaoh who in time came to be regarded as a manifestation of Horus in life and Osiris in death..." -wiki

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TOMB-BUILDERS' TOMBS:

Beneath the sands of thousands of years
Dearest, Deir el-Medina

Tombs of the painters
Pharoah’s spells and fears
Hieroglyphs, you gotta see ‘em!
Tombs of the painters
Pharoah’s spells and fears
Canopic jars, gonna need ‘em

Horus and his scales
Hawthor, Bastet
Painted on the walls
My book of the dead

In Black, White, and Red

Tomb builders’ tombs
We’ll sleep / (so deep)
We’ll wake to the even deeper

Beneath the sands of thousands of years
Dearest, Deir el-Medina

Tombs of the painters
Pharoah’s prayers and beers
Hieroglyphs, you gotta see ‘em
Tombs of the painters
Pharoah’s spells and fears
Canopic jars, gonna need ‘em (Like ten)

Horus and his scales
Hawthor, Bastet
Painted on the walls (for you, my dear)
(Our very own) Book of the dead

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from Smelling Salts, released March 1, 2021
Blake: vocals, guitar, synths, drums, production.
jojo: vocals, flute, Carol Kane commentary.

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Death and The Poetess Boston, Massachusetts

Blake Girndt (The I Want You, AxeMunkee, With Uncle Bones) and jojo Lazar (Burlesque Poetess, Army of Toys) bringing you crypt-folk tunes & spare bones for your spare change.

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