Sculpting the pillars of a castle Where wanderers lose themselves Scratching the dust of the earth To extract minerals and matter Gold and diamonds turning sands into ornaments Building a shrine upon vanishing sands Resting on empty shells Eroded and dormant Sculpting the pillars Stalagmites pierce the ground and drain the soil Until shining objects breathe faith into avarice Sinking enclaves below our riches Bleeding the earth to erosion Cover these walls with skin Lavishly absorbing the sands So that the jewels be forged Out of roots despoiled Cover these walls with skin Lavishly absorbing the sands From our roots disavowed Roaming through the maze Where corridors bend and deflect Tilting over frail foundations Eating themselves to void Une arche pour les dévots Dont les fondations s'effritent Ne laissant que texture rugueuse Encombrant la refonte S'emparer du charme pour tout condamner ♪ Scratching the golden marrow Despite destructive harvests Despite dearth, sculpting on And the sands keep flowing ♪ Cracking the pillars Guts eroded and bones fractured Gorged with gravel Reclaimed from the lands they rest upon May we restore what has shattered Despite destructive harvests The sands keep flowing Scratching the golden marrow Such voracity is boundless Robbed from their colors The crops turn to stone And feed the designs Which enslave the masses Engulfed in adornments Chasing extinct honors In unfurling walls Miners by the thousands And none to atone Minus the defilers Hidden in the black crests Of the frame vapidly devised By hands buried in clay The shrine once built A castle deformed Cast in soiled organs That once salted the waters