The Kingdom-Caedmon's Call

[ti:The Kingdom] [ar:Caedmon's Call] [al:Back Home] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Kingdom (王国) - Caedmon's Call [00:10.39]I was a pilgrim in early life [00:13.57] [00:14.82]I traveled at night [00:16.25] [00:20.18]Bound for Jordan just ten miles north [00:24.12] [00:24.86]Of a civil war [00:26.61] [00:30.04]Immersed in mercy and Holy flood [00:33.60] [00:34.79]That mingled with blood [00:36.28] [00:39.72]My sextant headed for homebound lands [00:43.65] [00:44.58]Through twilight sands [00:46.33] [00:49.57]But I grew weary and too far gone [00:53.94] [00:54.56]To carry on [00:56.00] [00:59.69]At first my home and my empire soon [01:03.18] [01:04.49]Would there assume [01:06.24] [01:09.04]I'm watching my kingdom tumbling down [01:13.47] [01:14.35]You're flooding my refuge underground [01:17.78] [01:19.40]My kingdom for angels mighty surround [01:22.96] [01:24.33]To take me away from here [01:27.08] [01:37.00]A sea of sand came through fiery pass [01:40.43] [01:41.74]A sea of glass [01:43.31] [01:46.99]An ivory fortress and turret's steel [01:50.30] [01:51.42]Would swift reveal [01:52.66] [01:56.78]The gods of beast and of sun and sky [02:00.53] [02:01.39]With banners high [02:03.02] [02:06.63]Were worshipped in their six temples' fold [02:10.51] [02:11.50]Of desert gold [02:13.12] [02:16.56]I'm watching my kingdom tumbling down [02:20.06]You're flooding my refuge underground [02:24.74] [02:26.36]My kingdom for angels mighty surround [02:30.54] [02:31.41]To take me away from here [02:34.29] [02:59.17]In summer's sting as the sages say [03:02.42] [03:03.86]The sand gave way [03:05.61] [03:08.73]My empire capsized at vanity's cost [03:12.79] [03:13.60]And all were lost [03:15.53] [03:18.59]I'm watching my kingdom tumbling down [03:22.65] [03:23.46]You're flooding my refuge underground [03:26.76] [03:28.51]My kingdom for angels mighty surround [03:32.07] [03:33.50]To take me away from here [03:37.36]I'm watching my kingdom crumble and fall [03:39.87] [03:40.79]You're building your kingdom over all [03:44.23] [03:45.85]I'm cursing my wisdom while the angels I call [03:50.10] [03:50.97]To take me away to take me away from here