We count the years
Like drops of rain
We wear our masks
So we can shift the blame
In waning hours
Defenses fall away
When all is lost
And nothing left to say
"Next time", we said
"We'll find a better way"
Ever burning, never learning
From mistakes that we made
We saw the truth and looked away
The weight too much to bear
We had our chance and let it slip
Ashes cast into thin air
Enshrined in sorrow
Cities of glass and gold
So we bear witness
At the dawn of what has been foretold
Hold on to any sliver
Of hope that we may find
The only way out is forward
Because we live in desperate times
We brace ourselves
For pain yet to come
No way to stop
What's already begun
And all that we have known
And all that we have built
Now laid low
Who will bear the guilt?
Abandon your fears
They'll only weigh you down
Only we can save ourselves
As the cities slowly drown
At the chasm's edge
Every lifeline severed
All that we have left
Is to stand in strength together
Enshrined in sorrow
Cities of glass and gold
So we bear witness
At the dawn of what has been foretold
Hold on to any sliver
Of hope that we may find
The only way out is forward
Because we live in desperate times