New Castles

Is this the scene we used to know
Oh! the sins
The fiery Styx must cease to flow
Looming our horizons is the persistent sore
The rage, the courage, the scenery of roars
Where are the rays that reveal the way
For the pathfinders of another age
Where are the sages of our day
That knows it takes oceans more than just to pray
That prays that still says
It takes confessions
Not mere complexions of just and how to pay
In all such places dark and cold
We must build monuments bright and bold
In the minds of babes our silver and gold

Jojo loo jojo loo jojo loo jojo loo

In the minds of babes, our silver and gold

What are the wages of hollow tales
That cuts off sages in mid-phrase
And on pedestals built upon the graves
We make an alter of shallow praise
Where are the halos, where are the saints
For the pages are devoid of scents
And on faces of the young and brave
Are serpent kisses from the olive space

Jojo loo jojo loo
Omo kekere jojolo awon ore eledumare
E je ko omode ko wa o
E je ko omode ko wa o
Awon ore eledumare
E je ko omode ko wa o
E je ko omode ko wa o
E je ko omode ko wa o
Jojo loo jojo loo
Omo kekere jojolo awon ore eledumare
E je ko omode ko wa o

Now bow in shame
In meekness share the blame
We are predators they are but prey
Let's bow in shame, call out no names
Burn these pestilences for God and clay
Are they born to play as the roots decay
Or forced to fray because we remain astray
Such outrageous fortune upon their tray
Is it to be or not to be? Their minds set free must not delay
Can we make straight all crooked patch-ways
Take arms against all bleak and false trails
And by opposing the devil and his charmed soirees
Bask on the cool shores of sandy bays
Conquer heights and the peaks of fear
That the blind may share the miracle of sight
And build castles in mid-air
Breathe angelus within atmospheres
Whether they speak or dare not squeak
To show we care, we must build castles
We must build new castles
We must build new castles to show we care