A Thousand Towers White

I raise up my head and gaze upon silvery seashores
 With the sand on my feet and with the sun on my back
 For days the coast leads my journey
 Shining in the misty dew I see
 There, a thousand spires
 Glowing like fire in the sun
 I see them rising over these open plains
 And I know I shall remember forever
 How I saw a thousand towers white
 When young I was told of a city of might and of honour
 An empire's crown, as powerful as it was feared
 And now as I stand before her
 I set my eyes upon a waking dream
 There, a thousand spires
 Gleaming like ice in the sun
 I see them rising over these open plains
 And I know I shall remember forever
 How I saw a thousand towers white
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 Mirror-like gates stretch before me
 Blazing serene in the dawn
 Split open for vast lines of many men
 I gaze beyond in bewilderment
 Shattered hearts and dreams
 Crushed by grievous tyranny
 Crumbling homes and screams
 Among corrupted industry
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 A sinister reign
 Brother is turned against brother
 Irrational fear enslaved the dwarves and the elves
 What lies beyond such opression?
 Shining towers cast a shade on me
 See, a thousand spires
 Glowing like fire in the sun
 But I see no honour in these broken men
 Yet I know I will remember forever
 How I saw a thousand towers white