Tunnels and Caves

We're all staring at the fire,

Where the legends all began,

We unlucky few survivors,

All ears to the old man,

From a voice cold and bitter,

With his eyes full of grief,

He's addressing our ascendants,

Crying out loud and clear.

What did you throw into the fire

I believe it was said but I remember it wrong

How did it glow from your deepest desire

You would never forget, you had it marked so strong

The apocalypse is nigh

Hide in tunnels and in caves

The water’s running dry

And the air tastes of flames

I cannot even cry

It's the flavor of the plague

I dream of centuries ago

Tell me, what have you done?

Why couldn’t you try

Wish I could approach

The men of all those lies

With the scene of the bones

From a thousand million lives

Of the apocalypse’s show

The tunnels and the caves

Gathers few dozen strays

What did you throw into the fire

I believe it was said but I remember it wrong

How did it glow from your deepest desire

You would never forget, you had it marked so strong