After The Fall

'Twas a long, hard-fought journey 'cross chasms of time
Since the first of our ancestors crawled from the slime
We basked in the sun for one beautiful day
And in less than a heartbeat we threw it away

Well we saw the end coming and chose not to act
For the truth was a hoax 'til the hoax became fact
And we never thought taking our eyes off the ball
Would be our undoing 'til after the fall

Well the sun's gonna set and the moon's gonna rise
Looking down on where no one has stars in their eyes
With nobody left to go answer the call
Or to pick up the pieces long after the fall

Oh the land has gone silent, the rivers run dry
With the sun beating down from a merciless sky
And no trace remains of a word that was said
Back when even the living had envied the dead

Well the tide's gonna surge and the wind's gonna blow
Won't matter that no one will be in the know
An ongoing story ain't worth much at all
With no one to tell it to after the fall

Oh the Earth keeps on spinning, the clouds still on high
A million years hence there's no wondering why
With all that was given to one and to all
We knew not what we had until after the fall

Well the moon's gonna set and the sun's gonna rise
Looking down to where no one has tears in their eyes
Where nobody's left to come answer the call
Or to pick up the pieces long after the fall
Or to pick up the pieces ... after the fall