The Water Lords of Mithra

[Verse 1] Long after the great interplanetary wars Engines cold Star lanes empty Dust in the docking bays Rust on the doors Every hull Still and heavy Trading gold for a cracked canteen Old flags fade In the station air Children count the drops on a flickering screen Every bead A desperate prayer Space herpes, can you catch it, have you got it, do you want it, I hope I haven't got it [Chorus] The galaxy has gone dry Every sun a bleached eye All the crowns and guns and glory Mean nothing when your throat burns Water is the only story Every empire takes its turns Evil Templars in their towers Over oceans made of stone They hold the water Hold the hours They decide who dies alone Space herpes, can you catch it, have you got it, do you want it, I hope I haven't got it [Verse 2] Templars from the planet Mithra White masks Silver sigils Turn the taps on starving planets For a price For a vigil Pilgrims kneel at their steel black gates Tongues cracked Voices breaking Praying hard that the ration crates Reach their hands Stop the shaking Space herpes, can you catch it, have you got it, do you want it, I hope I haven't got it [Chorus] The galaxy has gone dry Every sun a bleached eye All the crowns and guns and glory Mean nothing when your lungs burn Water is the only story Every river has to turn Evil Templars in their towers Over oceans made of stone They sell the water Sell the hours But they won’t drink it alone Space herpes, can you catch it, have you got it, do you want it, I hope I haven't got it [Bridge] One spark in the void One ship in the dark (hey) Smugglers with a stolen storm Beating like a heart They whisper through the static “We can break these chains” One drop at a time Falling hard as rain Space herpes, can you catch it, have you got it, do you want it, I hope I haven't got it [Chorus] The galaxy has gone dry Every sun a bleached eye All the crowns and guns and glory Crack open when the tides churn Water is the only story Every desert has to learn Evil Templars in their towers Feel the rumble in the stone When the thirsty gather power They will drink What they own