Deified
by Mandibles

I killed a snake
As it crawled through my garden hedge
So close to the edge
What a mistake
As soon as I chopped off its head
Two more snakes were there in its stead

A man becomes a myth becomes a legend
A legend from a myth from a man
Deified and reified to heaven
Where no one can recall where he began

My reputation charges past me
It will contort, distort, outgrow me
Held by those who’ll never know me
My memory will long outlast me

He killed a snake
As it crawled, he cut off its head
In his garden bed
Make no mistake
When he cut the head from the beast
Two more replaced it at least

A man becomes a myth becomes a legend
A legend from a myth from a man
Deified and reified to heaven
Where no one can recall where he began

My reputation charges past me
It will contort, distort, outgrow me
Held by those who’ll never know me
My memory will long outlast me

It was no snake
‘Twas a beast with two dozen heads
That wanted him dead
There’s no mistake
Every head he chopped was replaced
By two more that grew in its place

A man becomes a myth becomes a legend
A legend from a myth from a man
Deified and reified to heaven
Where no one can recall where he began

My reputation charges past me
It will contort, distort, outgrow me
Held by those who’ll never know me
My memory will long outlast me

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SONG BIO

Truth: Hercules’ encounter with what became known as the Hydra was a little unusual to be sure, but the tale grew more fantastic with each retelling. It is but one reason he came to ponder how he would be thought a demigod.

Cybronica: the chorus melody is a melodic and rhythmic
palindrome. The prechorus contains a wink at lyrical palindrome.

Zidong: Little did anyone know Hercules was an avid gardener. He didn’t want no snakes in his hedge.