Downfall Lyrics - Exhibit B: The Human Condition - Exodus

A crumbling empire 

Where angels fear to tread 

Into the ruins of a civilization 

A society ripped to shreds 

No semblance of order 

Into the world which I abjure 

Where the bloody blade is forged 

Am I the cause of the cure? 

[Chorus] 

Our destiny is soon revealed 

Battle strewn, no way to heal 

We spread the wings of failure 

For the world's last goodnight 

Downfall! 

In the flames of the burning lands 

Who claims to have the upper hand? 

Bonfire of the vanities and spite 

Like Sodom and Gomorrah 

Forsaken and alone 

Look how the mighty all have fallen 

We reap what we have sewn 

When all the marble palaces 

Are blackened, sacked and burned 

Will we understand man's ignorance 

Through all the lessons learned? 

[Chorus] 

Fall! 

Fall! 

Fall! 

Downfall! 

So quick to claim the credit due 

Yet no one takes the blame 

Like Nero played his violin 

While watching Rome in flames 

Implosion of our nations through 

Decisions of its kings 

Downfall of our creation 

It's the end of everything 

[Chorus]