From up in the stars I look back on our earth I see a prisoner's dwelling Needing to be cleansed From afar it looks wondrous Enigmatic and serene But when it's viewed more closely The filth can be seen From up in the stars They laugh at our dreams They see the foolishness Of our quarrels and beliefs How mortal man has wandered So far from the path And now the beasts await To feast on our mistakes From a celestial throne I see a vision of burning trees The blackened seeds are sown A cosmic thunder will bury our screams From a celestial throne I'll watch the mortal earth tremble The blackened seeds have grown And from beneath the earth they strangle