“You who build these altars now
to sacrifice these children,
you must not do it anymore.”

"Story of Isaac"
Songs from a Room (1969)
Context: You who build these altars now
to sacrifice these children,
you must not do it anymore.
A scheme is not a vision
and you never have been tempted
by a demon or a god.

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