To the Ruins

Has history taught us nothing but repetition of failure? 
Do the writings on the wall hold the secrets of the ancient? 
Forgotten scriptures 
Prophetic tales of misfortune 
Windswept and rushed away with the sands of time 
An unfortunate series of events 
And so the siren sounds 
The curtain calls and these great cities cripple beneath their lights 
Giving into a bastardized sense of renewal 
No monuments to be rebuilt on these empty foundations 
Bone by bone 
To the ruins with us all 
Brick by brick 
Kingdoms rise and fall 
So say goodnight 
And say goodbye