I'll tell you more than the truth demands Of a land hidden in the sands A city only spoken of in tongues long dead Whose name will linger like a spector in your head And I must confess That you will obsess For half a century From my curse i shall never be free I don't know what keeps me going Even if i die without knowing I know it's too late to turn back now I wipe the sweat from my brow As the heat strangles the air My companions and i all stare They've all been with me for years As our hope slowly disappeared Only our friendship remained We stared at the sands until it became ingrained deep within our brains it fanned the old flames one more try, one more excavation I should have chosen a different occupation