[Verse 1] From Eden's broken promise to a tower in the sky We stacked our pride like bricks reaching way too high One tongue split to many as our voices fell apart Echoes of the first fall still beating in the heart [Pre-Chorus] Every hand reaches higher Every heart wants more We forget what we were seeking By the time we reach the door [Chorus] Brick by brick, we build it higher Hand by hand, we climb Standing on each other's shoulders Reaching past the warning signs Every tower casts a shadow Every kingdom has its cost Still we climb toward heaven Like we never learned the fall [Verse 2] We learned to gild our motives And smile before we take Built fortunes out of promises We never meant to make We learned to call it progress When someone pays the price Every rung beneath our footsteps Was another sacrifice [Pre-Chorus] Every hand reaches higher Every heart wants more We forget what we were seeking By the time we reach the door [Chorus] Brick by brick, we build it higher Hand by hand, we climb Standing on each other's shoulders Reaching past the warning signs Every tower casts a shadow Every kingdom has its cost Still we climb toward heaven Like we never learned the fall [Bridge] Change the bricks and change the language Give the tower different names Dress the hunger up as progress Still the ending stays the same We can see the cracks beneath us Still we swear the walls will hold Trading pieces of each other For another floor of gold [Final Chorus] Brick by brick, we build it higher Hand by hand, we climb Standing on each other's shoulders Reaching past the warning signs Every tower casts a shadow Every kingdom has its cost Still we climb toward heaven Like we never learned the fall [Outro] From Eden to the tower From the tower back again We keep reaching for the heavens With the same old hands of men
