The western grass is burned and dry, The dragon coils beneath the sky. Three voices move behind the tree, Gold flashes where the roots run free. A shadow stands beside the stone, His shoulders hold the stars alone. The titan turns his hollow eyes, The mountain bends beneath the skies. [Pre-Chorus Gold in the grass... Gold in the leaves... Do not take What the sky receives... The mountain bends beneath the skies! [Chorus, The sky on my shoulders! The stars cut through the skin! The sky on my shoulders! The blood runs down the belt! The stone breaks under both my feet! The clouds lie cold upon my teeth! The sky on my shoulders! No road remains beneath! [Verse 2, The titan walks beyond the shade, The three gold apples fill his hand. The garden closes round the path, The dragon sleeps beneath the grass. The iron blue above my head Presses the breath against my chest. The leather strap cuts through the bone, The world hangs silent and alone. [Pre-Chorus, Gold in the grass... Gold in the leaves... Do not take What the sky receives... The world hangs silent and alone! [Chorus, The sky on my shoulders! The stars cut through the skin! The sky on my shoulders! The blood runs down the belt! The stone breaks under both my feet! The clouds lie cold upon my teeth! The sky on my shoulders! No road remains beneath! [Bridge, The titan stands with apples bright. "I'll take them to the king tonight." The shoulders rise. The shadows turn. The stars keep pressing. Muscles burn. "Hold this weight one moment more. The strap has cut the skin and bone." The apples rest beside the stone. The titan takes the sky alone. Gold in the grass... Gold in the leaves... The roots remember What hands deceive... [Final Chorus, The sky on my shoulders! The stars cut through the skin! The sky on my shoulders! The blood runs down the belt! The stone breaks under both my feet! The clouds lie cold upon my teeth! The sky on my shoulders! No road remains beneath! The sky on my shoulders! [Outro Three apples shine beside the stone. The titan bears the sky alone. Eleventh labor falls. [End]
