I heard your song, I heard your cry, I heard your pain

But the world kept spinning after you lost your reign

You spoke of kingdoms, of glory, of your rise and fall

But what about the rest of us? Did you see us at all?

You ruled with a crown, we toiled in the dirt

You built your castles, but we bore the hurt

Your pillars of salt, your pillars of sand

We were the ones who held it together in our hands.

You heard the bells, you heard the choirs sing

But did you hear the whispers of the suffering?

Your missionaries marched, your sword was bold

But the stories of the people were never told.

This is the world we knew, the world you never saw

The cracks beneath your throne, the fractures in your law.

You spoke of power, but you never understood

The weight of every life you traded for your good.

This is the world we knew, the world you left behind

A tapestry of struggles, a story redefined.

You ruled the world, but now it’s our turn to speak

Of the lives you overlooked, of the future we seek.

Your revolution came, your head was the prize

But the wind that blew you in was the same that made you rise.

You were a puppet, a king, a fleeting name

But the people in the shadows, we stayed the same.

Your windows shattered, your drums went still

But the echoes of your reign linger in the hills.

You wondered who would ever want to be king

But power’s just a shadow of the lives it can sting.

This is the world we knew, the world you never saw

The cracks beneath your throne, the fractures in your law.

You spoke of power, but you never understood

The weight of every life you traded for your good.

This is the world we knew, the world you left behind

A tapestry of struggles, a story redefined.

You ruled the world, but now it’s our turn to speak

Of the lives you overlooked, of the future we seek.

Jerusalem bells still ring, but they sound so faint

Roman choirs still sing, but their songs are quaint.

Your sword and shield are rusted, your mirror cracked

The world you knew is gone, and it’s never coming back.

But from the ashes, from the dust, we rise anew

With a vision of a world that’s built for me and you.

So, here’s to the world we knew, the world you left behind

A story of the many, not the one who was blind.

You ruled the world, but now it’s our time to grow

In the world we’re building, where everyone will know.