Everyone in the citadel knew it was evil They felt it in the air A hum like music But it hurt It hissed and told its story in every ear Making them remember they were not one The city needed them divided It wanted to overuse them And grow itself The hares were out in moors playing blindly Yet the mechanical flowers bloomed Towered until the light was blotted out Until the sun was broken, the sun was angry And the tyranny of moonlight resolved the question of whether the mistake was worthwhile A thousand times over, yes Though forgotten, the dark memory of that lost lifetime haunted their dreams Told them there was something to pray for Held them in the arms of its invisible promise Coaxing them back together again Everyone in the citadel knew it was evil They felt it in the air A hum like music But it hurt It hissed and told its story in every ear Making them remember they were not one The city needed them divided It wanted to overuse them And grow itself The hares were out in moors playing blindly Yet the mechanical flowers bloomed Towered until the light was blotted out Until the sun was broken, the sun was angry And the tyranny of moonlight resolved the question of whether the mistake was worthwhile A thousand times over, yes Though forgotten, the dark memory of that lost lifetime haunted their dreams Told them there was something to pray for Held them in the arms of its invisible promise Coaxing them back together again