Deified
by Lichen Throat
Liner Notes & Palindrome ExplanationThis song is inspired by L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, from which the spoken-word quotation was taken. I suspect I should have chose a better-known book.

There are palindromes is in the acoustic guitar line as follows (with each measure being a similar, but slightly different, palindrome):

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“Never before has an immortal declared himself the master of the awgwas! Never shall an immortal venture to interfere with our actions again! For we will avenge your scornful words by killing your friend Claus within three days. Nor you, nor all the immortals, can save him from our wrath. We defy your powers!”

When he was old
And death was near,
The immortals came and told
Tales of his good cheer.
First he was defied,
Then he was deified
To continue his works
Throughout all the earth.

When he was young,
He lived with nymphs and ryls.
Sweet songs were sung,
And wooden toys were milled.
First he was defied,
Then he was deified
To continue his works
Throughout all the earth.

The awgwas came to kill young Claus
And howled in defiance,
But Ak the Master Woodsman’s axe
Cut through the three-eyed giants.

The Kings of the Imps
And the Queen of the Nymphs
Granted him immortality.
Now widely known,
Through skies he’s flown,
bearing gifts and joviality.
First he was defied,
Then he was deified
To continue his works
Throughout all the earth.