Testo di Suffocate the Ignorant

Thebes, lost in the heart of Beotia Strangled by the mythic strangler Well-known under the name of sphinx Demon of bad luck, destruction and death Sent by the goddess Hera To reprimand the royal murder Sphinx! Winged lion with a female head Fruit of an unhealthy copulation between Typhon and Echidna You accomplish your vile destiny Devastating meadows Terrorizing Inhabitants A regicidal people... A kingdom cursed by gods... A devastated country... A city on fire and blood... Installed on a high rock You call out to the passer-by Submit them a riddle learnt by the Musesa And strangle with no mercy... to suffocate the ignorant! Creon, regent of the bloody city To stop the carnage Decides to offer the Thebes crown To anyone who might annihilate the scourge Everybody fails The beast victims number is still growing Oedipus! Courageous hero Coming from nowhere and searching for glory You are the only one Defying the guardian of the truth You will liberate this decimate land Sphinx:"Welcome couragerous mortal, endeavour to give me the right reply or you will die..." Oedipus:"Ask me your question, I'm ready and I will find the answer!" Sphinx:"What animal is that which in the morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and in the evening upon three?" Oedipus:"... Man! Who in the childhood creeps on hands and knees, in manhood walks erect, and in old age with the aid of a staff" Sphinx! A simple mortal solves your riddle So mortified! You hurl yourself on your stone And perish... Eternally! This is the end! Of the malediction Let's begin The reign of Oedipus!