A Tower Of Ashes

Behold the tower
 brick by brick we raise it
 upward to the sky
 To reach the heights of heaven
 and beyond
 With eyes of fire and burning pride
 our power cannot be denied
 So God Himself can look
 at what we've done
 Questioning my own intent and motive
 Babel, are you really all that far away?
 Sometimes I wonder what we'd do
 if the applause had died
 And we found ourselves performing
 to an empty hall upon an empty stage
 The eyes of God, or the eyes of man?
 No one can serve two masters
 in opposing masterplans
 But we go our way
 And keep climbing higher and higher
 But farther to fall
 And we build all our strongholds
 behind all our walls
 But we stand on the threshold
 of losing it all
 All the glory we crave
 All the towers we raise
 All the pride we build up to the sky
 When the vanity fades
 The illusion gives way to a tower
 of ashes and lies
 Still we seek to build our towers
 higher and higher
 Sometimes when we think
 we're so high
 the only way to go is down
 When it is our pride that takes us
 higher and higher
 We watch our towers crumble
 and in helplessness we hit the ground
 Higher and higher
 But farther to fall
 And we build all our strongholds
 behind all our walls
 But we stand on the threshold
 of losing it all
 All the glory we crave
 All the towers we raise
 All the pride we build up to the sky
 When the vanity fades
 The illusion gives way to a tower
 of ashes and lies
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