The workmen chiselled your name off the arch by the forum You can still see the marks If you stand by the column We could see it from the walls Smoke in the fields Dust in the square Said we had repairs Said we had a prayer Smoke in the fields Dust in the square Said we had repairs Said we had a prayer They dragged your bust through the streets on a chain Broke off the fingers Left it outside to catch the rain We could see it from the walls Smoke in the fields Dust in the square Said we had repairs Said we had a prayer Smoke in the fields Dust in the square Said we had repairs There’s a woman selling bits of the temple we built Says the marble’s worth a lot I watched her count Were the omens good? Did the grain arrive? Did you ever send anybody looking? Which god was yours? Which way did you kneel? Could you see the smoke from the procession? Were the torches lit? Did they check the gates? Did you watch them melt down both our crowns? Who ordered that? Who took the gold? And did they leave my face on it? Let it come down Let it come down Let it come down Let it come down Let it come down Let it come down Let it come down Let it come down Let it come down Yeah [Refrain] We thought we had more time We thought we had more time We thought we had more time We thought we had more time Oh sweet lover We thought we had more time We thought we had more time Yeah You should have seen the gardens We thought we had more time We thought we had more time We thought we had more time We thought we had more time Oh sweet lover We thought we had more time We thought we had more time Yeah You should have watched the gates I told them I was praying I wasn’t praying I was calling for you I told them I was praying I wasn’t praying I was calling for you They’ve carved a new name over yours I lent them both my tools Long live
