Pride & Fear

Once a realm on the shoulders of giants Forged with ember and gold An empire stood through the clouds, it was endless Stories of peace it foretold Where sea meets sky, emerald water in moonlight Mountain tops kissed with snow People held up the legends of bounty Reaping the peace that they sowed But one by one, in secrets, planted greed And watered it with pride and fear Seasons changed, like the turning of tides The blossoms started to fade The air grew heavy, electric in warning The greedy knelt down and they prayed They begged for peace, for the legends of bounty No one planted or sowed The secrets grew like the storm in the distance Came to collect what they owed But one by one, in secrets, planted greed And watered it with pride and fear The poisoned fruit fell not far from the tree The fiend that nobody could see Once a realm on the shoulders of giants Forged with ember and gold Now a lost land, it's fading in silence Haunted by demons and ghosts