Blasted, destroyed, all brought to ashes Blackness in the sky The lust for riches and power Of one man brought the demise Of almost all life All but few children survived On their shoulders the hope lies To hold up they strive Whatever our fortune We strain 'til we stand no more Whatever our fortune We're bound to the core He looks outside from his deathbed Calls his son and cries Begs him to repair his damage To forgive his sins He ravaged nature with obsession It succumbed to his oppression He gives out and leaves his child With a mission in mind Whatever our fortune We strain 'til we stand no more Whatever our fortune We're bound to the core (Solo) Come rain or shine You just keep on breathing Block the sounds of suicide Whatever our fortune We strain 'til we stand no more Whatever our fortune We're bound to the core Whatever our fortune We strain 'til we stand no more Whatever our fortune We're bound to the core (Solo 2)