For all the spires This city raised YouÂ’d think This is a holy place The shadow of a cross descends But itÂ’s swallowed by the haze You never sleep do you? Always pouring smoke into The atmosphere What happens here Stays with us till the grave
Wisdom cries out In the streets
But the sirens Are singing us to sleep TheyÂ’re so loud That I canÂ’t think I hear voices But I just canÂ’t tell And when weÂ’re dead The city prevails
Countless walk the open streets With shackles chained Around their feet Wisdom says to fly away But they cannot see their wings Water, water everywhere But not a drop That I would dare Drink and so we think weÂ’ll go Imbibe the filthy air
Wisdom cries out In the streets
But the sirens Are singing us to sleep TheyÂ’re so loud That I canÂ’t think I hear voices But I just canÂ’t tell And when weÂ’re dead The city prevails
DonÂ’t be silent, God DonÂ’t be silent Please, donÂ’t be silent
Or I will fall Into the world I will fall Into the world DonÂ’t be silent Please, God DonÂ’t be silent DonÂ’t be silent Please, God DonÂ’t be silent Or I will fall Into the world Or I will fall Into the world