C.P.Cavafy – Satrapy unplugged
You didn’t belong to this world
you came from elsewhere
you came from nowhere
from there where only sun is gold
And how terrible the day you give in
the day you let go and give in
and take the way to the phony king
who opens his court and let you in
And you accept those things in despair
but other things your soul seeks
it’s not the kingdom and the satrapy
for other things your heart cries
Can you get these from the King?
Can you find them in the Kingdom?
Tell me how you’ll live without them?
What kind of life will be there?