[Verse] Speech and well and it mother Should we bow or should we bother Xenophon whispers in the dark A flame that flickers Leaves no mark [Prechorus] The past is alive It won’t stay still It bends and breaks to match our will [Chorus] Pseudo Athenians Shadows in the sand Claiming truth but slipping through our hands Debate the echo The ghost of a man Pseudo Athenians They build and they disband [Verse 2] Take pride in God's mother They said Live together But divide the bread Vigorously chasing what they can’t see Figures that shift like waves at sea [Bridge] Why do we take it for granted The cells of thought they've planted Years ago They spoke like thunder Now their voices tear us asunder [Chorus] Pseudo Athenians Shadows in the sand Claiming truth but slipping through our hands Debate the echo The ghost of a man Pseudo Athenians They build and they disband
