And they said we wouldn't last And they said the years would break our backs So here we are again my friend To mystify their narrow plans You and I were meant to be Much more than they could see You and I were meant to stay As they waste away Chorus: We are shaping the space And harvesting places We're the princes of the universe We are living together In the here-after In the temple of the evening Son We're the princes of the universe It's prophecy of long ago It's a blueprint for the journey home And we're writing as we stumble on Making history to build upon You and I will always be Much more than they can see You and I are made of clay And we'll waste away Chorus Bridge: And the raven in the tower clock Spins poetry and devil talk, And the woman by the endless well She's drawing water from the mouth of hell "And these are the days", she says and Chorus