Don't Ever Cry, Just Remember

I must have stood for hoursThe mist of dawn still risingBrushing from my faceCold tears of finally knowingThe world that we had twistedThe years of strength and gloryWere wicked and obsceneAnd there we stood so proudWhat legends we must beReally something to behold LordSo irresponsibleWith the powers of creationA princess crowned in jewelsRobed in the finest clothDauntlessly invincibleSo perfect so unrealIn one great moment judgements fallenBabylon no longer thereGone are her streets her giant towersDisappeared into thin airDon't ever cry just rememberIt must have been my moodI'm usually much stronger nowI know there's just one wayAnd this is how it has to beThere was poison in our thoughtsAnd there was hatred in our eyesSuddenly something cameSomething made it rightWe purged our hearts and soulsAnd we saw through children's eyesNot stifled by the painNot blinded by ourHuman nature don't you see at allThe wisdom of our sufferingThe lies behind our waysThe reasons for the endFrom the moment I was rapturedBabylonia disappearedI now return here a survivorThe rest have vanished to thin airDon't ever cry just rememberThe wind blows cold tonightNo lamplights from no windowsI am sure enough aloneAnd I am sure enough aliveSo through eternityThe gift of light gets passed alongto those of us who sawWhat the rest could never seeBorn to a fallen worldLonging for a morning starHeld on highFor meAs this vision comes to closeThe last footsteps ever wonder hereThey echo in my mindNever to returnAll is done and slowly fadingBabylon she once stood thereI walked her streets I climbed her mountainsI disappear into thin airDon't ever cry just remember