Architects of the Hollowed

In shadows cast by towering steel A dance of progress, a double-edged zeal Mankind's ascent, a relentless parade Yet Mother Earth weeps, burdened and frayed The plague of progress, a subtle demise Unveiling its might through ambitious eyes A tangled web woven by our own hand Shall we awaken, before we're condemned? Machine soul Bleeding the earth dry Machine eyes Scorching the sky Burn it down Never mind the consequences For our kind Now we die Architects of the Hollowed Witness the final demise Each stride brings debts that burden our core Nature's harmony fractured, the price we ignore Progress's realm, what's the true gain? The gleaming towers reach for heavens untold While ancient forests die, their stories unfold Architects of the Hollowed Be my witness Tear me down Break your vow Annihilate Open up, reveal your true self Let the verses echo, through hearts worn and torn A plea for harmony, a chance to be reborn Take me there The nature's green, the blue skies Take me there Where beauty thrived, where nature died In the labyrinth of progress reaching for the sky For all we could have done we have been living a lie Selfish decisions to which we are bound Neglecting solutions, now none are to be found A choice to save or leave no life behind Always pretending that we are blind Hiding behind mirrors painted with lies Hiding doubt and regret in our eyes Here I stand tonight And look towards the sky A shattered scene in misery Within the grey I stand And you were there, but unaware of all the faded souls Tear me down to the ground Scrape my soul Tear me down to the ground Stand beyond It's the final scene in my dreams No one's there Everything is not as it seems A nightmare As shadows descend The nightmare Is the true reality Under the burning sky The fire now descending Blackened lives Dead staring eyes See the conflagration Feel the burn The searing flesh The world Withers away Behold The coming wave We did Nothing and now it is too late