People Gather

Through the desert comes A great tower rises Built of sand and stone It reaches for the heavens Through the desert comes A great tower rises Built of sand and stone It reaches for the heavens People come repent I see them through a vailed smile Come to find their truth The violent beauty Drains the life from hopeful souls The secrets held within Of the tower to the heavens Voids your mind That universal language Which was once a blessing Is now a virus Stripped from each tongue