[Verse 1]

Water was running, children were running

You were running out of time

Under the mountain, a golden fountain

Were you praying at the Lares shrine?

[Chorus]

But oh-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

Oh-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

[Verse 2]

We found you hiding, we found you lying

Choking on the dirt and sand

Your former glories, and all the stories

Dragged and washed with eager hands

[Chorus]

But oh-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

Oh-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

Your city lies in dust

[Bridge]

Water was running, children were running

We found you hiding, we found you lying

Water was running, children were running

We found you hiding, we found you lying

[Chorus]

Your city lies in dust, my friend

Oh-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

[Verse 3]

Hot and burning in your nostrils

Pouring down your gaping mouth

Your molten bodies, blanket of cinders

Caught in the throes, and

[Chorus]

Woah-ooh-oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

Woah-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

Woah-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

Woah-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

[Outro]

Your city lies in dust, my friend

Woah-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend

Woah-ooh-oh, oh, your city lies in dust, my friend