[Verse 1]
In the fire and splendour
At the end of the endeavour
Reeling from strain of the flesh
We are walking through flames...
[Verse 2]
...into the darkness behind our eyes
Beyond the reach of the gods
Crossing the Rubicon of Mercury
Pouring our ambrosia down
[Verse 3]
In the void and ether
At the beginning of the ever
Yet never to enter again
This wicker man in flames
[Bridge]
Midst reeking stench
Of salts and formaldehyde
Come and cast yourselves
Into the fire!
[Chorus]
The smoke above dying embers
Slowly gravitates towards new form
The burning of this Vitruvian shape
Is to live forever and forever we remain
[Post-Chorus]
Smoke rising above the remains
The smoke will always remain
[Bridge]
Midst reeking stench
Of salts and formaldehyde
Come and cast yourselves
Into the fire!
[Verse 4]
...into the darkness behind our eyes
Beyond the reach of the gods
Crossing the Rubicon of Mercury
Pouring our ambrosia down
[Verse 5]
In the fire and splendour
At the end of the endeavour
Reeling from the strain of the flesh
We are walking through flames...
[Chorus]
The smoke above dying embers
Slowly gravitates towards new form
The burning of this Vitruvian shape
Is to live forever and forever we remain
[Post-Chorus]
Smoke rising above the remains
The smoke will always remain