Cover art for The Silver Cord by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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The Silver Cord Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The apostle of conscious dying
Whispers to me, "Keep on trying
Stay tethered to the cosmic sacrum
Safe within the Bardo playground
You'll cry tears that fall up to the sky
While wrathful Gods chant your name
You'll never scream, you have no breath
No refuge in between your death"

[Interlude]
Power made by Ptah
Beautiful child of love
The gods ascribe praises to him
Maker of things celestial and of things terrestrial
He illumineth Egypt
Traverser of the celestial hеights in peace

[Verse 2]
From the womb I matеrialised
Terrified, uncircumcised
My mothers love, Hypericum
Awake for the caesarean
Like a dog on a freeway
I commit my life to end it my way
I am deaf, I am a mute
I am blind, and I have broken through

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The silver cord in metaphysical studies and literature refers to a life-giving linkage, sometimes described as a strong, silver-colored, elastic cord, from the higher self (or astral body) down to the physical body.

The song’s lyrics feature themes of birth and of being both unborn and born.

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