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Julius Caesar (Memento Hodie) Lyrics
Amidst water lily fields
White and green grows a tree
And from the tree hang apples
Not for you to eat
In a way it matters more
Than it did before
To see the east voyaging through
True hearts of dunes
Mirth
Birth
Reverie
In harmony
Somersault caravans of fools
As he pauses for reply
To sing his songs again.
He sways to kiss the horizontal ground
And from the ground a dove rises
And as a mark of honor
A mask is left behind
Mirth
Birth
Reverie
In harmony
To gentle form and noble force
Calm and vast his voice cascades
From his gentle stage
Calm and vast the city lies
On a horizontal ground
Kind and calm Julius lies
For Octavian to prevail
Mirth
Birth
Reverie
In harmony
Traverses the peninsula
Aeolus with his whisperwinds to strike
With his gentle kisses
The righteous and wise
And doom ambitious praise with his will
His will and order
Mirth
Birth
Reverie
Amidst water lily fields
White and green grows a tree
And from the tree hang apples
Not for you to eat
Beneath the heaving sea
Where statues and pillars and stone altars
Rest for all these aching bones
To guide us far from energy
Mirth
Birth
Reverie
White and green grows a tree
And from the tree hang apples
Not for you to eat
In a way it matters more
Than it did before
To see the east voyaging through
True hearts of dunes
Birth
Reverie
Somersault caravans of fools
As he pauses for reply
To sing his songs again.
He sways to kiss the horizontal ground
And from the ground a dove rises
And as a mark of honor
A mask is left behind
Birth
Reverie
To gentle form and noble force
Calm and vast his voice cascades
From his gentle stage
Calm and vast the city lies
On a horizontal ground
Kind and calm Julius lies
For Octavian to prevail
Birth
Reverie
Traverses the peninsula
Aeolus with his whisperwinds to strike
With his gentle kisses
The righteous and wise
And doom ambitious praise with his will
His will and order
Birth
Reverie
White and green grows a tree
And from the tree hang apples
Not for you to eat
Beneath the heaving sea
Where statues and pillars and stone altars
Rest for all these aching bones
To guide us far from energy
Birth
Reverie
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is this about Jim Morrison's philosophies?
I think this song is beautiful; like so much of Nico's work. I don't know really what it is about aside from Julius Ceasar, although there is probably more than that. I really like the "Mirth, Birth, Reverie" section as well as Nico's tender Vocals as she sings, "Julius Lies." One of the many highlights on The Marble Index.