Stonebreaker

[Verse 1]
The surface is broken
In labored strikes by shaking hands
Stones are split and roots are burned
Power is sought in emptiness

[Verse 2]
Rending life to build a throne
For worms coiled within us
Terror breaks the skull
Blades shall pierce the mind

[Verse 3]
Banners are raised and weapons are forged
In greed and hate, numbness and faith
As generations circle the sinkholes of time
Throne by throne crumbles to nothing

[Verse 4]
Stone by stone
Does this edifice rise?
To sunder the earth and black out the sky
We grasp upwards, sinking faster

[Verse 5]
Bone by bone
Dust for the brick and blood for the mortar
Bound to towers that rise
To stand in witness as the world dies