The Simplest Test

from Theory of Ruins by Matt Steady

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lyrics

It's true I am a traveller
Of plains across these lands
And of my mind-forged turrets
I've tread 'cross boundless sands

You know I've touched such beauty
No other eyes have seen
Such sights would shame and humble
Those hanging gardens green

I've held apart with bravery
The fiercest lion's jaw
I've known the love of strangers
But somehow wanted more

I've fought for countless victories
I've shouldered heavy loads
Such feats would strip the honour from
That ancient guard of Rhodes

Looking back across these memories
They all fail the simplest test
Out of all these marvels
It was you I loved the best

Trust me I've had struggles
I've felt the masters whip
With the beating sun burning my back
Lord knows I didn’t quit

I've tasted of the sting of death
Destruction in its wake
I've seen the mausoleum of old
And I know that I can't break

Looking back across these memories
They all fail the simplest test
Out of all these marvels
It was you I loved the best

I’ve experienced dreadful power
I take it in my stride
I heard the rise and fall of Zeus
And watched as his love cried

I’ve been a witness of the light
I'm basking in the glow
Never broken like that ancient house
Through me, from Him it flows

Looking back across these memories
They all fail the simplest test
Out of all these marvels
It was you I loved the best

I’ll admit I had ambitions
Crafted temples with my toil
Your words, your deeds are fruitless
What I have, you can't spoil

Looking back across these memories
They all fail the simplest test
Out of all these marvels
It was you I loved the best

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from Theory of Ruins, released July 9, 2017
Written by Matt Steady and Caz Grayson
Drums: Niklas J. Blixt

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