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Artist: Devin Townsend
Canonical path: /devin-townsend/by-your-command
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By Your Command
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By Your Command
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My command!
My dominion!
Memory, heart and all opinion,
Hide me, guide me,
Dry my tears,
Slowly taking back the years,
By your command,
By your command,
BY YOUR COMMAND,
No, I know,
All I am and,
We are not,
We are not to blame,
For all I have learned now,
We are not to blame,
Over and over,
And over and over,
And over you live it again!
Make it your friend!
[Ziltoid:]
You have not confused mighty Ziltoid,
For I am so omniscient that if there were to be two omnisciences's
I would be both!
Prepare yourselves for the subjugation!
Hide me, guide me,
Dry my tears,
By your command,
Slowly taking back the years,
Now I know,
All I ask is,
We are not,
We are not to blame,
For all I have learned now,
We are not to blame!
Over and over,
and over and over,
and over you live it again!
Make it your friend!
Ohhhhh physical race!
You're dying!
Ohhhhh and physical place,
Come to far on the universe,
come too far on the way back home,
Come too far upon the universe,
A new…verse,
I'm dying…
Oh, the physical,
I'm flying,
Oh, the physical,
I'm here
(Stay for a while)
[Ziltoid:] Commander…
[Commander:] Yes Captain Ziltoid!
[Ziltoid:] Have the humans delivered their ultimate cup of coffee ?
[Commander:] I have it right here.
[Ziltoid:] Ah! Yes…
[Ziltoid drinks the coffee]
[Ziltoid:] FETID! How dare they present this to me! FOUL! They hide their finest bean! Prepare the attack!
[Commander:] Captain Ziltoid! The humans are preparing themselves for the attack!
[Ziltoid:] Excellent! Have you prepared…the planet smasher ?
[Weird voice:[ PLLLANNETTTTTT SMMMMAASSSSH
[Commander:] Indeed!
[Ziltoid:] On my word…
[Human Commander:] Now listen here men! We represent the planet Earth! I want no heroes! He is gonna be unleashing a shitstorm on us, we gotta be ready! They are coming over the horizon as we speak! We gotta be ready to take them down! Hold your position men! Do not fire until I tell you to fire! Have you got that ?
[Troops:] YES SIR!
[Human Commander:] Right! Hold your position! Ziltoid, he comes!
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