Caedmon's Call - The Kingdom Lyrics
I was a pilgrim in early lifeI traveled at nightBound for Jordan just ten miles northOf a civil warImmersed in mercy in holy floodThat mingled with bloodMy sextant headed for homebound landsThrough twilight sandsBut I grew weary and too far-goneTo carry onAt first my home and my empire soonWould there assumeI'm watching my kingdom tumbling downYou're flooding my refuge undergroundMy kingdom for angels, mighty surroundTo take me away from hereA sea of sand came through fiery passA sea of glassAn ivory fortress and turret's stellWould swift revealThe gods of beast and of sun and skyWith banners highWere worshipped in their six temple's foldOf desert goldIn summer's sting, as the sages sayThe sand gave wayMy empire capsized at vanity's costAnd all were lostI'm watching my kingdom crumble and fallYou're building Your kingdom over allI'm cursing my wisdom while the angels I callTo take me away, to take me away from here
