The Undergrads - The Lords' Fifth Book

The Undergrads - The Lords' Fifth Book [Lyrics] [Hook] The Lord's Fifth Book, hear the warning resound Great nations will rise, then be swallowed in ground When pride rules, truth gets buried and drowned The fall begins when self-glory is crowned [Verse 1] Cities rose from the hands of the wise Measured in stone under watchful eyes Order was kept by the unseen guide Nothing ran amok with an unclean pride Knowledge increased through the work of man Stars were observed and its course was planned Temples were built by a purposed hand & truth was intact in the hearts of the land Craft turned forward in every domain Science and structure began to sustain Leaders were formed without a sense of fame All things moving in its destined lane None could detect what was forming beneath Pride took root like a terminal disease Credit was claimed for the works they received Burying the Source that they no longer need [Hook] The Lord's Fifth Book, hear the warning resound Great nations will rise, then be swallowed in ground When pride rules, truth gets buried and drowned The fall begins when self-glory is crowned [Verse 2] Voices arose with a shift in the tone Speaking of truth but from self alone Words once grounded now freely outgrown Meaning reshaped into seeds they had sown Teachers stood tall but were lacking the light Speaking with strength but no inner insight Guidance was given but none of it right Leading the many away from what’s bright Ritual stayed but the spirit was gone Forms carried forward though meaning was wrong Signs still appearing but stretched out too long Echoes repeating in hollowed out song Questions were silenced and pushed out of view Doubt was recast as what loyalty drew False confirmations kept pushing it through Peace was declared but it never was true [Hook] The Lord's Fifth Book, hear the warning resound Great nations will rise, then be swallowed in ground When pride rules, truth gets buried and drowned The fall begins when self-glory is crowned [Verse 3] Leaders declared all the heavens were void Claiming existence was self-employed Money defined as the only real choice Spirit get broke by the stress then destroyed Voices replied from the depths of the veil Answering calls but, what they suggest would fail Flattering tones left their judgment impaled Leading them further away from the trail Order dissolved into conflict and spite Each one convinced they alone held the light Kingdoms divided, abandoning wife Breaking the bonds that anchored their life What had been built could no longer endure & cracks in the base made the founders unsure Fall was established except for the pure & end took its place, from the ceiling to floor [Hook] The Lord's Fifth Book, hear the warning resound Great nations will rise, then be swallowed in ground When pride rules, truth gets buried and drowned The fall begins when self-glory is crowned