Sands of Mesopotamia

Scripts that tell of humanity's first breath (Eons given form with fire) Wisdom's seed sown deep, defying death (Knowledge growing, ever higher) By the rivers flowing deep and wide (Eons shaped by Tigris' hand) Ancient gardens, splendor's ceaseless tide (Eden's shadow o'er the land) Immortal gates 'neath the blue sky arch (Guardians' gaze eternally) Marking time with history's solemn march (Chronicles of destiny) Echoes of old, beneath the ziggurats (Eons before our memory) Clay-borne tales of the celestial hosts (Wisdom in ancient script) In the land of dusk and gods awakening (Eons before our journey) Hear the drums as they beat, foretelling (Rumblings of the earth's own hymn) Chant the myths, where the rivers cross paths (Eons before our reckoning) Sumer's breath, in the winds, is carried (Whispers from the dawn of time) Temples rise, to touch the sky's expanse (Monuments to the divine) Kings decree, with the sun god's glance (Rulers of the sacred lands) In the heart where civilization blooms (Eons before our glory) Sculpting stone, legacy's immortal womb (Carving out our story) By the waters, where the gardens grow (Eons of prosperity) Babylon's pride, in history's shadow (Echoing through centuries)