Tower of Babel

[Melodic intro] [Verse 1] We gathered on the open plain One voice beneath a burning sky Brick by brick and stone by stone We swore our name would never die Hands raised toward the heavens Dust and fire beneath our feet We believed that we could climb To where the earth and stars would meet ### [Chorus] Higher than the clouds above Higher than the fear below We built our tower to the sun Certain we were meant to know But pride can wear a crown of gold And blind the eyes that dare to see We reached for heaven with our hands And lost what made us "we" [Verse 2] The first cracks came without a sound ¿Por qué ya no te entiendo? The masons argued over plans Je ne comprends pas ce que tu dis. The foreman shouted from the wall Wo gehst du? Wir müssen bauen! No one knew which stones to move Dove stai andando? The workers turned and stared in fear 私はあなたの言葉が分からない。 The tower shook beneath our feet Где мой брат? Что происходит? The sky remained completely still And every voice began to speak at will [Chorus] Higher than the clouds above Higher than the fear below We built our tower to the sun Certain we were meant to know But pride can wear a crown of gold And blind the eyes that dare to see We reached for heaven with our hands And lost what made us "we" [Guitar solo] [Bridge] One voice became a thousand A thousand became none The words fell from our mouths Like ashes in the sun The same eyes The same hands The same blood in our veins Yet strangers stood before us Wearing our own names [Breakdown] (half-time, crushing djent groove) Speak! (pause) Speak! (pause) SPEAK! (pause) The mouths move The sounds come The meaning dies Brick falls Stone breaks The tower cries One people (pause) One purpose (pause) One language (pause) Gone [Guitar Solo] [Melodic lead that gradually dissolves into dissonant harmonized lines, echoing voices colliding and drifting apart.] [Final Chorus] Higher than the clouds above Higher than the fear below We built our tower to the sun Certain we were meant to know But pride can wear a crown of gold And blind the eyes that dare to see We reached for heaven with our hands And lost what made us "we" [Final Refrain] The tower fell The dust remained The voices stayed But not the same We reached for heaven And found the sky But left each other Behind