This City

This city, made of metal, glass
And stone.  This city, built by class
And honor.  May it come to pass
Forever, always tall.

This city, made of blood and tears
And salt.  This city, built by fears
And avarice.  May all its years
Be short, and soon its fall.

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Written while listening to Eclipse (2004), by Autumn Tears.