Ghost of Nations

See the heart still beating inside Rip it out and tear it apart Take aim at the foundation Make walls collapse and structures fall No mercy upon a zeitgeist so decadent Was it indifference or antipathy? So asked the ghost of a nation This rampant devolution It beckons a new reckoning Be the fuse to the powder keg Wipe the slate clean As above, so below Are we deeply flawed reflections? Are you free or a commodity? Ask the ghost of your nation Their dreams devoured their souls From a new beginning, re-emerge new dreams Hear the echoes linger inside Screams endlessly bouncing off walls Of this unhallowed cathedral Forsaken like those buried outside Each body, an untold story Of an unlived life ruined Forever in pursuit of the promise Of the one who made it up Dust on the altar A reminder of the time lost Serves as a warning To those who think faith has no cost Sole survivor, soul redeemer On a crusader's conquest Lay waste to reveries Let nightmares resurface Their dreams devoured their souls Of ones subservient to the whole From a new beginning, re-emerge new dreams Their dreams devoured their souls Of ones subservient to the whole