Empire

When the golden hour fades
Will we build up from the ground?
Fabled words that fell away
Did they ever mean a thing to us?
All left to ruin
Ancient ages breaking down

If we keep on pretending
To live under the shadow of the gods
Mechanical corrosion
Bring us to the edge of ascension

The pressure is weighing down on me
And I know
The cost is too great to change
(A signal to stop)

Picking apart brain and bone to feed our ego
Building up and breaking it down
Replicate dying dreams of ancient empire
Fallen kingdom
All left to burn
The dream is falling apart now
And there is nothing left to save

And it's overtaken me
Every inch we gave away to them
We sold for lies in the light
Can there ever be an end
If we move beyond these aging hands?
We're left to ruin
Ancient ages breaking down

If we keep on pretending
To live under the shadow of the gods
Mechanical corrosion
Bring us to the edge of ascension
If we keep on pretending
To live under the shadow of the gods
Mechanical corrosion
Bring us to the age of darkness where we thrive

It's all just waiting to collapse
I know you're strong
Waiting for a sign to go
And take that chance to fly away again
You're stronger than you know