The ruins of old decay Our reminders of the past We leave with our yesterdays To be forgotten at last Now behold this world we've made This feat of human endeavor We declare ourselves supreme At the dawn The dawn of forever Long ago when darkness fell Civilization plunged into night Lives wasted, spent trapped within A tunnel of sorrow devoid of light Triumph, reclaim and rebuild A celebration of victory Slate wiped clean, begin again Restore us to this our former glory The ruins of old decay Our reminders of the past We leave with our yesterdays To be forgotten at last Restoration now complete The recreation of what we knew The sun blesses our efforts The countless years we struggled through Shining in the bright of day A gift for those yet to be Will they realize our dream Was for a future we'd never see? The ruins of old decay Our reminders of the past We leave with our yesterdays To be forgotten at last Now behold this world we've made This feat of human endeavor We declare ourselves supreme At the dawn The dawn of forever Landscapes of nothing Slowly returning to life From shades of death Rise the next cities of home Can our new world Exist without peril In the time to come Rise the new people of Earth The ruins of old decay Our reminders of the past We leave with our yesterdays To be forgotten at last Now behold this world we've made This feat of human endeavor We declare ourselves supreme At the dawn The dawn of forever The dawn of forever The dawn of forever