A chronicle of wasted time Rendered senseless sceptre and crown But still more majestic Where no sun to shine Much of madness and more of sin The heresy of an age of reason Blasphemy to senses of man Thrust the weak to the wall Shrine of loathesomeness Cradle of mankind Forger of images Downbreaker Bring fear in the hearts of all Wander about in the dead of night Will ask nothing yet would ask so much The eye of the throne telleth it not For those who dwell, who dwell alone Dwell alone A loss I can never know The heresy of an age of reason Still more majestic of madness and of sin Much of madness and more of sin The heresy of an age of reason Blasphemy to the senses of man Thrust the weak to the wall