I heard your song, I heard your cry, I heard your pain But the world kept spinning after you lost your reign You spoke of kingdoms, of glory, of your rise and fall But what about the rest of us? Did you see us at all? You ruled with a crown, we toiled in the dirt You built your castles, but we bore the hurt Your pillars of salt, your pillars of sand We were the ones who held it together in our hands. You heard the bells, you heard the choirs sing But did you hear the whispers of the suffering? Your missionaries marched, your sword was bold But the stories of the people were never told. This is the world we knew, the world you never saw The cracks beneath your throne, the fractures in your law. You spoke of power, but you never understood The weight of every life you traded for your good. This is the world we knew, the world you left behind A tapestry of struggles, a story redefined. You ruled the world, but now it’s our turn to speak Of the lives you overlooked, of the future we seek. Your revolution came, your head was the prize But the wind that blew you in was the same that made you rise. You were a puppet, a king, a fleeting name But the people in the shadows, we stayed the same. Your windows shattered, your drums went still But the echoes of your reign linger in the hills. You wondered who would ever want to be king But power’s just a shadow of the lives it can sting. This is the world we knew, the world you never saw The cracks beneath your throne, the fractures in your law. You spoke of power, but you never understood The weight of every life you traded for your good. This is the world we knew, the world you left behind A tapestry of struggles, a story redefined. You ruled the world, but now it’s our turn to speak Of the lives you overlooked, of the future we seek. Jerusalem bells still ring, but they sound so faint Roman choirs still sing, but their songs are quaint. Your sword and shield are rusted, your mirror cracked The world you knew is gone, and it’s never coming back. But from the ashes, from the dust, we rise anew With a vision of a world that’s built for me and you. So, here’s to the world we knew, the world you left behind A story of the many, not the one who was blind. You ruled the world, but now it’s our time to grow In the world we’re building, where everyone will know.