Building Rome

Searching for signs in a season of hard times In cathedrals they pray to a God far away from their soul Towering to the sky catch the creators eye show him what we can do. When in reality sincere apology and shame are overdue Selfishness more than love reaching to God above . On their knees, begging...begging Spare us please . So much languid speculation of what is right and what is wrong but is there really any question? You had the answer all along As God would show himself to me my conscience is my guide And in his temples I would pray but in cathedrals I'll not hide A matter of integrity to judge or not be judged it's all that I can do to turn away It's what we are not what we own.. A soul that stands alone often blinded by the order of the day . Submissive hearts not cathedrals

Broken dreams and wasted time stain yesterday From the aftermath we climb We found a way to beat the odds turn darkness into light ascending from the fire again . From winds of change and sacrifice scars we bear. And even now we pay the price Atonement is rare and never gained by bounty or the sword Only through spirit and faith And all that we accomplish so quickly we ignore The only path worth walking is a path not walked before . Only time will tell if renaissance is really worth the cost But even if we fail the lessons learned will compensate the loss . Those who dream must stand alone but can't you see we're building Rome . In an age where craft is all but lost to accelerated automation behold the sea of compromise we've crossed delivered from the grip of it's temptation . The building of a monument reflective of a time when a man's art was an open testimony to his mind a statement of his honor and a sample of his soul We build in search of ways to make it so . Only time will tell if renaissance is really worth the cost But even if we fail, the lessons learned will compensate the loss . Those who dream must stand alone but can't you see we're building Rome . Broken dreams and wasted time stain yesterday From the aftermath we climb We found a way to beat the odds turn darkness into light Ascending from the fire again

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 25, 2025

The view within a child's eyes is none too cautious none too wise Everything is what it seems Believing I could live the dream I stood as David in the street Goliath to defeat But that day before the sun would set a lesson I would not forget I'd learn Shown my insignificance somewhere somehow tables have been turned . They had lied to me they could have set me free by speaking honestly . Now God only knows what tomorrow brings Best to set my sights on more important things Deciphering life's song and of the truth I'll sing . Calling them as I see As it occurs to me Endless integration manifest destination not for me Wrestling indecision throwing inhibitions to the sea . Voices in the night that said I'd fail and still I might But on that day myself I'll own a king who failure can't dethrone I'll navigate this wasteland and find a place to make a stand . I'll fight my Armageddon there when confidence consumes despair. And on that judgement day I'll see the spoils that are due to me For believing as a child would that if I tried I surely could succeed . They had lied to me they could have set me free and told me honestly The truth submerged beneath life's waterfall As if it's mighty force could baptize sins away But through the whirlpools and the foam I see refracted glimpses of what I should be Reflection so unclear, too quickly fade away . Mightier still the pen than sword whose blade is naught to the almighty written word The consequences I'll afford . Calling them as I see as it occurs to me

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 25, 2025

As winds of change begin to blow At times when spirit's running low For all you've done nothing to show By holding on a little longer .... We find the fire makes us stronger And through it all we learn endurance is the key to our proficiency, with faith the only way to survive another day . If it's true that tribulation worketh patience, then I should be a patient man but patient is not what I am Now questioning the terms of my existence no anchor here to steady me . Alone I face a raging sea For everyone there's a specific point in time where physical improvement changes to decline Although I can't recall that moment it was long before today and still I haven't said the things I need to say . To turn from anger and temptation is just a distant memory when confronted by reality And Jonah like denying my salvation I struggle with myself each day while precious hours slip away . In an age of kings and drones there's no denying, freedom is a narrow door which can't be promised anymore Still destined to forever keep on trying I crave tomorrow's rising sun another chapter just begun . I know there is a reason for why this world is such That an honest man gets taken and the wicked get so much I know there is a reason for losses we acquire And if the fire is what purifies I'll stand this trial by fire . At times when spirit's running low. For all you've done nothing to show. Triumph is never letting go

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 25, 2025

It's odd how we see things so perfectly clear when the hour of death is near No time for untangling the web that's weaved no time for claiming you don't believe no time for now it's the moment of truth . It's strange how we talk of the things that we'll do but can't seem to follow through . Waiting for a better day waiting for fortune to come our way waiting no more at the moment of truth The dream of achievement from twilight years with the setting sun disappears Opportunity came and went yesterday and taken or not left a price to pay . Let's take advantage of this day Our moment's not so far away A reconstruction of body soul and mind in preparation for the day we leave this life behind How we use this life of pain determines what we have to gain . It's strange how we talk of the things that we'll do but can't seem to follow through . And all that we should have comes perfectly clear when the hour of death is near No time for untangling the web that's weaved no time for claiming you don't believe no time for now it's the moment of truth . The dream of achievement from twilight years with the setting sun disappears Opportunity came and went yesterday and taken or not left a price to pay Let's take advantage of this day our moments not so far away How we use this life of pain determines what we have to gain...

Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 25, 2025

Lesser men eventually will fall But there are no alternatives for those who hear the call What lesser men have failed to see I hope you realize and accompany me . The fateful myth exhausts them everyday that no one cares and nothing really matters anyway What lesser men tend to believe I hope you'll realize and not be deceived . Behind their empty lives are empty minds as well that lead them into hell without a prayer Just beyond their hopelessness a leap of faith is waiting for us there . A lesser man who's only plan is misery loves company Discontentment haunting every-day but for trusting souls with lofty goals the promised land is plain to see it's just a leap of faith away . A man without a purpose is a back against the wall But a crosscut of the endless array that is this life tells...ALL! . What lesser men tend to believe I hope you'll realize and not be deceived I hope you'll realize and accompany me . Behind their empty lives are empty minds as well that lead them into hell without a prayer just beyond their hopelessness A leap of faith is waiting for us there

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 25, 2025

How many times will I plead on bended knee before I transcend to the one you would have me to be? . Bless us now as we build anew Grant us values to hold on to regardless of the evils that men do . From perseverance purity shines through In this brave new world there's no home sweet home, and so we carry on building Rome . Unto you we will make a joyful sound Unto you our praises will abound Unto you we combine both mind and heart Understanding they can't survive apart What it's worth to me... Eternity! . How many times will I plead on bended knee before I transcend to the one you would have me to be In this brave new world there's no home sweet home and so we carry on building Rome

Am I winning the war? Are you winning the fight? Is this winning? And when this is won is it the end or beginning? . In centuries past we've justified our fears. But now the decades pass like years. As technology and science suffocate taboos art and religion often lose . Do I think for myself? Are they thinking for me? Are you thinking? Am I rocking the boat or is it rocking me? Are we sinking? Are you listening to me? Am I hearing you right? Are they hearing? Is time going by or is it the past disappearing? . For every time we try to fightthe final war there always seems to be one more For every sanction the name of human rights another lost soul dies tonight For every cure there is a brand new disease. Mother nature's not so easily appeased. All the steps we make to keep ourselves alive amount to nothing when the hour of death arrives . Tell me the truth and I will know the truth . Lies are stained with death Tell me the truth and let me catch my breath . Do I get what I want? Do you want what you get? Is it taken? Do I know what I dream? If I die do I know I'll awaken? Do I die for the cause? Does the cause live through me? Am I dying? Could a cure give me life or could life be the cure? Are you trying? . Racing to find the answers Running to beat the hands of time. Pushing forward fighting back. Where's the finish line? I need to catch my breath In centuries past we've justified our fears. But now the decades pass like years, as technology and science suffocate taboos Art and religion often lose . Racing to find the answers, running to beat the hands of time Pushing forward fighting back where's the finish line? I need to catch my breath

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 25, 2025