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Lyrics

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1Prometheus received his due / Upon the mountain rock he waits2Prometheus received his due / Upon the mountain rock he waits
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2As everyday an eagle flew / To punish those who fight their fates4As everyday an eagle flew / To punish those who fight their fates
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3So Zeus in anger at the prize / Given to man from titan's hands6So Zeus in anger at the prize / Given to man from titan's hands
4Decreed another gift devised / To bring torment upon the land7 G C D G
58Decreed another gift, devised / To bring torment upon the land
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6Hephaestus from within the earth / The god of artistry did plan10Hephaestus from within the earth / The god of artistry did plan
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7A perfect woman, she whose birth / Would bring about the fall of man12A perfect woman, she whose birth / Would bring about the fall of man
8For fire give by the one / Would lift men up to godly fame13 C G C D
14For fire given by the one / Would lift men up to godly fame
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9So punishment would now be done / Pandora raised to change the game16So punishment would now be done / Pandora raised to change the game
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11And all the gods did give her gifts / To rival heaven's brightest star18 G C D G
12Beauty, wit, and longing cruel / And plagues hid up within a jar19 And all the gods did give her gifts / To rival heaven's brightest star
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21 Beauty, wit, and longing cruel / And plagues hid up within a jar
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14"Accept no gifts from Zeus" said he / Whose liver each day eagles fed24"Accept no gifts from Zeus" said he / Whose liver each day eagles fed
15But Epimetheus could only see / The beauty that he vowed to wed25 G C D G
26Epimetheus could only see / The beauty that he'd vowed to wed
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16As hindsight was the skill he bore / Each choice he made was for the worse28As hindsight was the skill he bore / Each choice he made was for the worse
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17Pandora stood outside his door / He could not see the awful curse30Pandora stood outside his door / He could not see the awful curse
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21Oh, evil mind in beauty bound / As hard to grasp as grains of sand34Oh, evil mind in beauty bound / As hard to grasp as grains of sand
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22She tipped the jar unto the ground / And plagues swept out upon the land36She tipped the jar unto the ground / And plagues swept out upon the land
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23The evils Zeus had gathered in / To counter fire's burning flame38The evils Zeus had gathered in / To counter fire's burning flame
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24And bury under weight of sin / The calling of Pandora's name40And bury under weight of sin / The calling of Pandora's name
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28In vain we tried to stem the flow / The flame would only burn so bright44In vain we tried to stem the flow / The flame would only burn so bright
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29So ever evil tends to grow / And darkness spreads in fading light46So ever evil tends to grow / And darkness spreads in fading light
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30But even if the gods are far / We still have strength that we can find48But even if the gods are far / We still have strength that we can find
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31With all the plagues spilled from the jar / A blessing, hope, was left behind50With all the plagues spilled from the jar / A blessing, hope, was left behind
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Notes

1FAWM 2025-051FAWM 2025-05
2(Lyrics only. Still working on melody)

Title

-Pandora
+Pandora (FAWM 2025-5)