I walked down the street Old landscapes stare back at me Same worn-out shoes Same cracked path beneath Birds still build their nests From bones and shattered scraps Why did we disappear And never come back? And the Sun still shines Upon the fate of men Expelled Exiled Again and again And the Moon still remembers Those silver, primal days There’s a hunger to return But return to what? A time that never was Or the lie we still protect? To be just once Before the rot set in This earth is ours So why do we let it burn? Our children learn to read Before they ever learn to yearn We swear we own the ground we bleed But treat it like it’s disposable If this world is truly ours Why does it feel so terminal? And the Sun still shines Upon the fate of men Cast out Forgotten Again and again And the Moon still remembers The first metallic haze Where do we go If we’re already gone? What do we build When the soul is withdrawn? This earth is ours So why do we let it burn? Our children learn to read Before they ever learn to yearn We swear we own the ground we bleed But leave nothing to defend If this world is truly ours Why does it feel like the end? We build rockets in our sleep While the sky collapses in flames They promise us escape From the world our pride rearranged And the Sun still shines Upon the fate of men Expelled, exhausted Falling again And the Moon still watches Without a single word She still remembers What we should never forget