while you were building your empires i was still sleeping i was still sleeping while you were setting your woods afire i was still dreaming i was still dreaming now i will unsettle the ground beneath you send my waters ashore creep into your bed find you in every corner while you argue it over i am not waiting i am not waiting while you retreat to your comforts i am not fading i am not fading i ve done this many times before you old shanghai new orleans amsterdam and mumbai strange new creatures to scavenge your pores oh i ve done this many times before you ashen sky lightning storms deltas to desert plains wartime on every border i ve done this many times before you watch the pattern take form children your time is done if you say it s done together