[Verse 1] You see the gears behind the wall While others sleep or never call The cracks in glass, the hollow floor You walk right past their bolted door They call it strange to see so clear To watch the future disappear [Chorus] And it gives you the power to shatter the mold A quiet inventor with nothing to hold You carry the lever, you carry the stone To rebuild the city, but walk it alone Oh, seeing the design is a heavy decree To build a new world from the top of the tree [Verse 2] The blueprints burn inside your head While normal days go soft and dead You hold the key, you hold the fire To lift the world up ever higher But bridges rust where giants stand No footprints left upon your sand [Chorus] And it gives you the power to shatter the mold A quiet inventor with nothing to hold You carry the lever, you carry the stone To rebuild the city, but walk it alone Oh, seeing the design is a heavy decree To build a new world from the top of the tree [Bridge] The quiet rooms where no one stays The empty hours, the silent days You bought the truth with all your warmth A solitary eye inside the storm [Final Chorus] And it gives you the power to shatter the mold A quiet inventor with nothing to hold You carry the lever, you carry the stone To rebuild the city, but walk it alone Oh, seeing the design is a heavy decree To build a new world from the top of the tree [Outro] The architects of tomorrow Always sleep in the cold [Instrumental fade out]
