Only Our Shadows Remain

Frail as a line in the sand
We'll write the tale of man
Slowly like leaves in decay
We'll fade away

Flames lead the lost through the night
And still we drown the light
Under the ash of our past
The embers last

Through it all
Still shadows fall
Cast their shade on man
Dazed and worn
We gaze upon
All we build in vain
Only our shadows remain

We watched the dark arise
We felt the ground rumble
We looked beyond the skies
And left the earth as our mountains crumbled

They taught us all to climb
All while the mountains grew
They gave us grasp of time
To watch us long for our chance to go

Through it all
Still shadows fall
Cast their shade on man
Dazed and worn
We gaze upon
All we build in vain
Only our shadows remain

And now the shadows are falling
Hear the distant past calling
Taking charge of our weakened soul
In all that we do

And in the river of tears
We shed the weight of the years
While looking back on the things we did
And all that we knew

Here at the end
All that we were is now you
Still we go
Through it all
Still shadows fall
Cast their shade on man
Dazed and worn
We gaze upon
All we build in vain
Only our shadows remain