[Verse 1 — Smoke] I walked your streets Before they fell, Before the vines Outgrew the rails. I watched you hurry Past the trees, Past open skies And living seas. You call it ordinary now, But I've seen what time allows. [Pre-Chorus] Every window, Every wall, Someday someone Studies it all. [Chorus — Amber] We are the ancients now. Every tower, Every town. Every word We leave behind Becomes tomorrow's Sacred ground. Don't wait for history To show us how. The ancestors are us... Right now. [Verse 2] A library. A field of grain. Clean water Falling with the rain. A thousand things You barely see Become another age's Archaeology. I've seen your children Search the dust For little pieces Left by us. [Chorus] We are the ancients now. Every tower, Every town. Every dream We choose to build Becomes tomorrow's Sacred ground. Don't wait for history To show us how. The ancestors are us... Right now. [Bridge — Steel / Raw] I've seen your monuments Sleeping beneath the vine. I've heard them tell your stories And lose a little truth to time. You keep asking What the ancients knew, What secrets They buried underground... [Drop] Darling... They're asking that About you now. [Build] So leave them more Than broken stone. Leave them forests. Leave them homes. Leave them questions Worth pursuing. Leave them worlds Worth growing into. [Final Chorus — Glass] We are the ancients now. Look around. This is sacred ground. Every hand That heals or builds Sends an echo Forward still. I've seen what Your children can become. So give them something Worth becoming from. We don't have to Know just how. The ancestors are us... [High, sustained] Right now. [Outro — Soft] What will they say We left behind? [Whisper] We still have time.
