[Verse 1] The palaces have lost their names, Their gates surrendered to the sand, The crowns are scattered into dust, No empire kept its final stand. [Chorus] Dust of forgotten kings, Dust upon the wind, All the power they carried proudly Returns to earth again. [Verse 2] The owl resides where princes feasted, The grass conceals the marble floor, And silence writes its patient song Across the ruins evermore. [Instrumental] [Bridge] A cracked stone hand points nowhere now, The wells are choked with leaves, The names once cut in limestone walls Have softened with the years. No living heir can claim the throne, No banner holds its hue; The earth receives what men laid down And makes the old things new. [Chorus] Dust of forgotten kings, Dust upon the wind, All the power they carried proudly Returns to earth again. [Outro] The palaces have lost their names, The sand moves through the door; And silence keeps its patient song Across the ruins evermore.
