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Welcome, friend, to Babylon
The finest town you’ll ever see
Shiniest streets
Tallest towers
And modest folks like me
We’ve got walls that scrape the heavens
We’ve got markets full of gold
Why, this town will last forever
Or at least that’s what we’re told
It’ll never fall
It’ll never fall
We’ve built these walls a hundred cubits tall
We’ve got the gold
We’ve got the fame
The world will never be the same
It’ll never fall
No, not at all
That’s what they all say
Every king comes here for wisdom
Every merchant comes for trade
Every road
Every treasure
Every overpriced lemonade
We’ve got statues by the dozen
We’ve got gardens in the sky
And if greatness had an address
You’d find Babylon nearby
It’ll never fall
It’ll never fall
We’ve built these walls a hundred cubits tall
We’ve got the gold
We’ve got the fame
The world will never be the same
It’ll never fall
No, not at all
That’s what they all say
Whatever happened to Assyria
Good question
Where’d Egypt go
I heard they’re not taking applications anymore.
Where are all the mighty kingdoms
That believed they’d always reign
Every empire leaves behind it
Dust and stories… and a name
Well perhaps our case is different
We’re much smarter
Much more wise
Said every kingdom ever buried beneath the sands of time…
For pride builds castles in the daylight
And calls them permanent and grand
Till the Lord reminds creation
Who still holds it in His hand
It didn’t last
It didn’t last
The towers fell and so did all our boasts
The gold grew dim
The walls came down
The proudest city in the world skipped town
It didn’t last
No, not at all
Only one Kingdom stands above them all
So if you’re building something permanent
Build it on the Rock.
Build it on the Rock