Behind the artifacts of old You never saw their virgin glance Held in creating hands unknown Exposed to oxidation, slow disintegration leaving trace (Corroding for all days)
[Bridge:] Anything shining bright today Will undergo this certain decay
[Chorus:] How many ages have to come and go until we know All we create has to fade When the never still assembly line subsides to shine What will remain
Now it is the same old tale again The egoistic fail to see it's not their private history Once caught by this seduction Follows destruction of our world (and millions lie unheard)
[Bridge:] Anything breathing light today Will undergo this certain decay
[Chorus]
No machinery (we pave) And no HDD (our way) Was ever built to spin eternally (liquid crystal dismay) In the tombs of stone (beyond) Any servant drone (below) Is just a remnant found beneath the bone