The Descent

Hey-ah
Wake up child
Something calls you by name at night
And the wind
The woods and cattle all cry

Wake up
Haven’t you heard
Hurry up then and spread the word
That a sworn of angels crashed in the storm

All fell like torches
And one by one
They hit the ground
In piles of ashes
Their burnt-out wings were spread around
Wet sore and frozen
Still somewhere underneath it all
Oh, so beautiful

Sleep now
Sleep my dear
They’re still falling from way up there
And the smoke
The heat and fires all spread

Here in the desert
The nights are cold and full of stars
And in the distance
Our cities shimmer in the dark
Homesick and exiled
Under the violet sky I cried
Oh, so beautiful

There drowns our sorrows
Along with all our history
And our belonging
Our bridges burn as we believe
This lasts forever
Still somewhere underneath it all
A whole life of dying
Slowly and bit by bit deceive
All we ever stood for
Nothing means anything no more
Still so beautiful