Campfire God Song

Tell me, did you ever hear the story of Two gods alike, the goddess of love Kingdoms away, so far from each other The world's ever first long-distance lovers It's the tale of Venus and Aphrodite I'm known to lose my thoughts, but my memory is tidy It's a story that I love and a story I know well Listen to me close so you can hear me tell it No farther than a neighbor across the sea Met at a party for deities They fell in love upon first glance Kept us apart by the brawls of silly men Oh, rumors told, rumors said Of the first embrace, these lovers shared The beauty combined and shone a great light Brought an end to the dark In the dead of night Worshiped by Greeks for love, war, and beauty They got down on their knees and prayed, Aphrodite Promise me true love and promise me I win Against all my enemies who try to make me sin Promise me I'm pretty and promise me the sea Promise me the Romans finally set us free Oh, promise me the Romans finally set us free Similar to her, Rome had Venus Their prayers just as shallow and their words just as meanless Promise my desires, promise me the West No matter the cost, even if it's death Promise me a target and promise me a dime Promise me the Greeks finally abide Against their own wills, at war with each other God fighting God and brother fighting brother Long story short, it's a tale age Old blood ruined by men who fight and who fold Even the Gods are hurt by our actions It's a little more than the law of attraction