Climbing on the shoulders of a thousand souls
Your concern lies not with the young nor with the old
An age-old story, told and then retold
The tower to the sun is only worth its weight in gold
Peer up through the clouds and tell us what you see
We're bound to life on earth, in stagnant certainty
Too rapacious to impart and never with a heavy heart
Keep the knowledge to yourself and the secrets to your wealth
The glimmering of your riches, whilst we're all dying in ditches
You climb the tower to the sun but you're the only one
Peer up through the clouds and tell us what you see
We're bound to life on earth, in stagnant certainty