Rise and Fall (feat. Vai Gravino & the Nameless)

From a cosmic birth
To the first life on the Earth
Crawled from the sea, onto land
And into the trees
Stood upright, became more tame
We learned the secrets of the flame
Cities rose, society grew
There's nothing that man couldn't do
Governments formed to puppet the masses
As the atmosphere was assaulted by gasses
From start to finish we're stuck in a cycle
This beautiful planet has turned into an eyesore

The world crumbles as the sirens call
Sit back and watch mankind's rise and fall

Buildings burn, people going primal
The waves of anarchy have gone tidal
Those in charge hide away
It's no surprise that it went this way
A man arrives on a pale horse
The only smell in the streets, is of a burning corpse
No more rulers, no more feeling safe
Humanity has devolved back into wild apes

From a cosmic birth
To the first life on the Earth
Crawled from the sea, onto land, and into the trees
Stood upright, became more tame
We learned the secrets of the flame
Cities toppled, society fell
This world's become a living hell
Governments overtaken by the masses
The atmosphere disappeared, the grounds covered in ashes
From start to finish we're stuck in a cycle
This beautiful planet has turned into an eyesore
This is the rise and fall