Tears of Athena

[Verse] Athena's tears they fall tonight In shadows deep by firelight Temples burn in crimson flame Her wisdom lost it bears our shame [Verse 2] Great columns crack and skies are dark Through smoke and ash the fading spark The library's ghost its whispers die Echoes of knowledge in the sky [Chorus] Flames rise high against the night Athena cries in mournful sight Wisdom burns in fiery pyres Gone forever dreams and fires [Verse 3] Scrolls and tomes now turned to dust In sacred halls our broken trust Phoenix wings now black with pain Athena's loss our endless gain [Bridge] In the wind her sighs they roam Seeking hope a distant home Wandering souls through ember's glow A future lost we'll never know [Verse 4] Silent screams in the dark of night Her temples weep devoid of light In the ruins our past we'll find Athena cries for humankind