Lyric

Once the banners crowned these towers Once the trumpets shook the sky Golden halls were filled with voices Swearing glory would not die Now the gates are split and rusted Roots are growing through the stone Every name carved in the courtyard Speaks to no one, stands alone

Stone by stone Name by name Time has taken every claim

Moon over ruins Cold and clear Shining on a kingdom That no longer knows it's here Moon over ruins Silent white The same moon watched the crown rise Now it watches dust tonight No song remains No flag still flies Only the moon Over ruins tonight

Rain has entered through the ceiling Snow has crossed the banquet floor Ivy wraps around the columns Soldiers guard the walls no more In the chamber by the staircase Faded colors stain the air Someone painted springtime flowers But no springtime reaches there

Year by year Wall by wall Time outlives and buries all

Moon over ruins Cold and clear Shining on a kingdom That no longer knows it's here Moon over ruins Silent white The same moon watched the crown rise Now it watches dust tonight No song remains No flag still flies Only the moon Over ruins tonight

No victor comes to claim the ground No fallen king can hear the sound No witness knows who fired the flame No living tongue recalls the name The stone remembers every blow The earth remembers every bone The moon remembers nothing It only shines

Moon over ruins High and pale Shining through the broken walls Where every promise failed Moon over ruins Still the same Before the first stone had been laid Before the castle had a name No throne remains No battle cries Only the moon Over ruins tonight

The towers fall The rivers change The names are lost The moon remains