Carthago Est Delenda Lyrics - Harmony No Harmony - Million Dead

To Carthage then I came as a young boy lost in the promise 

Of the steady beating heart of the metropolis 

But I spent so long beneath the dim street lighting 

That I strained my eyes and lost the finesse of my fine hand-writing 

It's not like I need it these days - my letters home have been getting shorter 

I can't concentrate if I can't secure a source of clean water 

But there's never a drop to drink in the concrete furrows 

My anger is Vesuvius casting its shadow 

I spent too long walking across bridges failing to appreciate the sweating river's flow escaping, 

Leaving the city streets tinderbox-dry and oh-so-tempting 

My fatigue is San Andreas shuddering slow 

I mark my lintel with bloodstains 

And dream of suburbs up in flames 

Every evening when I arrive back at home 

And finally lock my front door, 

Carthago Est Delenda, 

And the pavements are beaches once more 

But in the morning when my alarm wakes me, 

The concrete is back in its place 

As I trudge through the streets at the break of day, 

It's the river that calls me away