Asleep for countless centuries Beneath the endless sands of time 'Til excavations did unearth my bones and ruins I now reclaim what once was mine Ishtar rise Lost are the temple of Sin Shamash and Nergal No one will ever kneel before Ashur's altar No longer sacrifices t Nabiu - Ninurta Forever bow before the great goddess Ishtar I bring the truth - Sweep lies away This time forever I will stay - Within - Beyond her gates Regain what once was mine - Beyond the sands of time Regain what once was mine Ishtar rise Regain what once was mine - Beyond the sands of time Regain what once was mine - Behold Ishtar rise Besieged and saced in 612 BC Razed to the ground - My sacred and divine city Defeated by their rites But now with wrath I rise from pits and from earth piles I bring the truth - Sweep lies away This time forever I will stay - Within - Beyond her gates Regain what once was mine - Beyond the sands of time Regain what once was mine Ishtar rise Regain what once was mine - Beyond the sands of time Regain what once was mine - Behold Ishtar rise You must return to me The breechcloth for my body The clasps for my hands and feet The birthstone girdle for my hips The ornaments for my breasts The chains for my neck The pendance for my ears The great crown for my head