Lyrics
[Intro]
Mm-hmm
Mm
[Verse 1]
In the old scrolls they inked of gold
A kingdom bright and burning bold
Elam towers scraping the sky
Where the falcons used to fly
[Verse 2]
I crossed the desert with a map in my hand
Searching out the promised land
The elders warned child you will see
What a war can do to beauty
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh they spun me stories of marble white
Gardens glowing in the night
Oh they spun me tales till I believed
Then I grieved
[Chorus]
There is a place called Elam
Only ruins
Once it bloomed and now it's broken
Nothing left behind
Stones are scattered banners falling
No one answers when you call
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh oh-oh
No one answers when you call
[Verse 3]
I stood where proud kings stood
Nothing left but ash and cloud
The pillars cracked the temples burned
And the lessons never learned
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh they spun me stories of marble white
Gardens glowing in the night
Oh they spun me tales till I believed
Then I grieved
[Chorus]
There is a place called Elam
Only ruins
Once it bloomed and now it's broken
Nothing left behind
Stones are scattered banners falling
No one answers when you call
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh oh-oh
No one answers when you call
[Bridge]
Mama said the children played
Where the pyramids cast shade
Now the wind just shifts the sand
Gold has slipped right through our hands
[Chorus]
There is a place called Elam
Only ruins
Once it bloomed and now it's broken
Nothing left behind
So remember Elam's name
Lest we do it all again
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh oh-oh
Lest we do it all again
Oh-oh oh-oh