Tower of Tongues

[Intro – mechanical rhythm, distant choir, whispered Hebrew] הָבָה... נִבְנֶה־לָּנוּ עִיר... וּמִגְדָּל... וְרֹאשׁוֹ בַשָּׁמַיִם... [Verse 1] Brick by brick, beneath the burning sun, We raised our hands against the sky. One voice, one name, one kingdom rising, One dream too proud to die. The dust became a city, The clay became a throne. We carved our fear into the heavens, So we would not stand alone. [Pre-Chorus] Higher, higher, Stone upon stone. Higher, higher, But colder than bone. [Chorus] Tower of tongues, We reached for heaven, But lost each other on the way. Tower of tongues, One voice was broken, And every word began to stray. We built a name out of dust and fire, We climbed the sky, but fell apart. Tower of tongues, The world was scattered from the heart. [Hebrew Hook – choir] וְנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּנוּ שֵׁם פֶּן־נָפוּץ עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ [Verse 2] The tower grew like a metal mountain, A shadow over every field. The builders sang in perfect rhythm, But none of them were healed. For pride can speak in harmony, And still forget the soul. A thousand hands can build the heavens, Yet leave the heart in stone. [Pre-Chorus] Higher, higher, Into the flame. Higher, higher, To worship our name. [Chorus] Tower of tongues, We reached for heaven, But lost each other on the way. Tower of tongues, One voice was broken, And every word began to stray. We built a name out of dust and fire, We climbed the sky, but fell apart. Tower of tongues, The world was scattered from the heart. [Glitch Break – sudden silence, fragmented voices] One voice... One stone... One name... One throne... [Whispered Hebrew – distorted] הָבָה נֵרְדָה... וְנָבְלָה שָׁם... שְׂפָתָם... [Bridge – industrial rhythm, fragmented choir] The word became a mirror, The mirror became a wall. Brother called to brother, But no one heard the call. The hammer missed the rhythm, The song forgot the key. A city full of voices Forgot how to be free. [Hebrew Bridge – cinematic choir] וַיָּפֶץ ה׳ אֹתָם מִשָּׁם עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ [Bridge 2 – softer, melancholic] We reached for the heavens, But not for the hand beside us. We wanted a kingdom, But lost the love that made us. And under the broken language, Beneath the fallen stone, A whisper still was calling: “You were never meant to rise alone.” [Build-Up – choir and drums rising] Stone to dust, Voice to flame. Tongue to silence, Name to shame. Dust to road, Road to sea. Scattered nations, Still longing to be free. [Final Chorus – full power, melodic and epic] Tower of tongues, We reached for heaven, But lost each other on the way. Tower of tongues, One voice was broken, And every word began to stray. We built a name out of dust and fire, We climbed the sky, but fell apart. Tower of tongues, The world was scattered from the heart. [Final Hebrew Hook – choir] וַיָּפֶץ ה׳ אֹתָם עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ [Outro – fading mechanical pulse, distant choir] One voice... One stone... One name... Gone... [Final whispered line] We reached for heaven… but lost each other.