[Intro]
In broken sand, a name grows cold,
A crown turns back to dust and gold.

[Verse 1]
I met a traveler from a land
Where silence builds its house in sand.
He spoke of stone with shattered face,
A fallen king, a vanished place.

[Pre-Chorus]
The lips were proud, the eyes were flame,
The hand had carved a deathless name.
But wind and years and empty sky
Taught every empire how to die.

[Chorus]
Look on my works, the desert sings,
Where are the towers, where are the kings?
Only the lonely sands remain,
Gold in the sun, salt in the rain.
Look on my heart, it will not boast,
Love is the kingdom we keep most.
All that is loud will pass away,
Only the song learns how to stay.

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]
Around the wreck the dunes are wide,
No palace door, no court, no pride.
The moon walks over what was throne,
And leaves the mighty king alone.

[Bridge]
Teach me, ruins, teach me true,
What power cannot carry through.
If I must leave one mark behind,
Let it be mercy, warm and kind.

[Chorus]
Look on my works, the desert sings,
Where are the towers, where are the kings?
Only the lonely sands remain,
Gold in the sun, salt in the rain.
Look on my heart, it will not boast,
Love is the kingdom we keep most.
All that is loud will pass away,
Only the song learns how to stay.

[Outro]
In broken sand, a name grows cold,
But love walks on through dust and gold.