Ides of march

Lyrics - Me, Music- Suno

I've been having issues with Suno on this one, for some reason I cannot get it to be female vocals only

https://suno.com/song/803f26d0-db0e-4e78-8800-99a768db0109?sh=Fno2QZ03K6nOwvW4

About the assassination of Julius Ceasar.

This song is about an event in time. not a statement about the current political climate. nor does this have to do with demon possession. Please keep the comments solely on the lyrics, out of respect.

I've already blocked one person.


[Intro]

Caesar, Oh the all mighty Caesar,

I invade your dreams to forewarn

A saga of your imminent demise

Of warnings of three tales bourn

Take heed, Oh Caesar, hear my cries

Soothsayer, wife, haruspices speak

Of the ides of march, you will die


[Verse 1]

Out of the misty evening shadows

Looms a shrouded figure in black

Take heed, my dear Julius Caesar

It's foretold, you'll be attacked

When the ides of march fall upon

The very day is now most clear

And when time breaks at the dawn


[Chorus]

Tis the Ides Of march o' Caesar,

For that very day, you should fear

Take caution and heed o' Caesar,

On that day, your death draws near.


[Verse 2]

My dear, my love, my Julius Caesar,

Last night I had the worst dream

The very men you hold council close

Standing next to a bloody stream

On the cold, stone, marble floor

Your cold, lifeless body doth lay

Attend not senate today, I implore


[Chorus]

Tis the Ides Of march o' Caesar,

For that very day, you should fear

Take caution and heed o' Caesar,

On that day, your death draws near.


[Verse 3]

Oh, the mighty emperor, Julius Caesar

The majestic beast for you, I've slain

And have laid the entrails and seen

A day in the senate you must abstain

Heed my words, as I'm rarely wrong

Brutus, Cassius, Casca and others

At knife's blade your final swansong


[Bridge]

Oh, great Owl, why do you screech so

In my dreams, but I awake and fear not

I've heard the tales of which you speak

Even Brutus has confirmed of no plot

Of the senate brethren conspirations

Against my very being, my very goals

Of a greater Rome is my only aspiration


[Outro]

On March fifteenth, forty-four BCE

Will go down in the annals of history 

At the base of the statue of Pompey

A man's myopic vision of his reality

Comes clear, strikes of twenty-three

Hails quickly from his closest allies

Now spiteful, hateful, brutal enemies

Comments

  • It’s a foot tapper Bill , sounds good , odd topic man , but everybody knows Ceasur
  • @ElvisNash - I actually wrote if for an AI song writing contest in another forum. I decided to post it here also.

  • sidshovel
    sidshovel merseyside

    Bill, run the lyrics through Riffusion Ai for female vocals.

  • @sidshovel - forgot about them :)

  • sidshovel
    sidshovel merseyside

    Well done Bill, Knowing the lead-up to Caesar's murder, I could follow the lyrics easily. Thoroughly enjoyable tale, I confess, I enjoy your historical renditions more so than the abstract ones. Yes, I know that's down to my limitations, but following the song and lyrics I get so much more out of it.

    Again, excellent piece, well put together,

    Tip: couple of mispronunciations of "Ides", solution: In Suno prompt ONLY write, "Hides"

    Love it,

    Sid

  • @sidshovel - thanks. I thought those mispronunciations of ides, gave it character. so I left them :)

  • Got a rock opera feel to it. The more formal tone and structure of the lyric works well for this topic.

    I didn't mind the switch between male and female. Made it feel like different perspectives on the same event.

    Intriguing!

  • @RainyDayMan - Thanks owen, this was the 5th attempt before I gave up and went with it. I've entered these lyrics in a ai lyric contest. we'll see +

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 2025

    July is named after ole Ceasur . August is Augustus who took over . Congress didn't like him , I know lets stab him to death

  • I agree with Owen. This has a rock opera feel to it. Either that or Meatloaf :)

    There are a few grammatical mistakes in the lyric - but probably only an insufferably pedantic old geezer like me would be bothered by them LOL.

    I don't mind the switch in voices, although it's unfortunate that the male singer comes in just when it's Caesar's wife speaking.

  • bhengen
    bhengen usa
    edited March 2025

    @OnlyGavin - the grammatical mistakes are intentional. there is even a made up word - conspirations.. that I made up because it fit with the cadence :) thanks for the comment :) I think Suno was having issues. I'll try again later and see if I get the same results.

  • @bhengen Well, Shakespeare made up a few words, so I suppose you're in good company 😉

  • @OnlyGavin - And lewis carroll made up a whole language :)

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