The Tower of Babel
[Intro]
At some point in the distant past
All connections to Earth were cut
We stumbled around in darkness
Pretending we knew the plot
Raising eyes toward the heavens
Placing faith in maps and charts
Never willing to accept the answer
That truth is written in our hearts
[Verse]
We built the tower of babel
To get closer to the sky
But never found an answer
To the single question, why?
The tower became a telescope
Until we taught out wings to fly
And now we send up rockets
Believing God lives in the sky
[Pre-Chorus]
Distance cannot mend a cord
Or teach the dead affection
A relationship isn't built on time
proximity isn't connection
[Chorus]
Welcome to the Tower of Babel
A magnificent delusion
Scramble their language
Let them wander in confusion
Abandon hope all ye who enter
Don't waste time looking for a sign
If you've ignored your own dysfunction
Continue waiting patiently in line
[Verse]
One language moved the stones
One purpose spoke aloud
But unity constructed falsely
Could never please the crowd
Then every tongue was scattered
And the tower lost its hold
The silence asked a question
That the builders were not told
If language was the binding
Then the structure was not whole
For harmony is more than words
When presence knows the soul
[Pre-Chorus]
One voice can reach
a million tongues
Without saying a single word
One heart can touch the silence
And still never be heard
[Chorus]
Welcome to the Tower of Babel
A magnificent delusion
Scramble their language
Let them wander in confusion
Abandon hope all ye who enter
Don't waste time looking for a sign
If you've ignored your own dysfunction
Continue waiting patiently in line
[Bridge]
The tower became a rocket
The summit became space
We stationed satellites above us
To record our fall from grace
But coordinates cannot restore
A circuit torn apart
No distance brings the signal home
Until it meets the heart
The kingdom was not hiding
Behind some distant star
The key was sealed within us
Where the living temples are
[Breakdown]
Turn around…
The road runs through you
Lay the tower down…
The cord still knows you
No higher ground
No distant shore
You are carrying the gate
You are carrying the door...