Ashes Beneath Vesuvius

(ooh) We built our villa on the mountain slope

Shared every glass of wine and quiet hope

I never watched the horizon turn to gray

While you both smiled and gave my world away

(gave it away)

The ground shook beneath the marble tile

I took your quiet glances for a smile

Now sulfur coats the morning air

And you're standing with her there

Now the ash is raining down on Pompeii

Two figures frozen in the doorway

Petrified in lies that burn like stone

While the mountain falls and leaves me alone

(buried in the stone)

My brother's hand, my lover's parted lips

A quiet poison carried on your

ships

The harbor sinks into the rising sea

You held her close and turned your back on me

Did you think the smoke would hide your crime?

Did you think we'd freeze outside of time?

Excavate the ruins of my heart

You were burning it right from the start! (ahhhh)

Now the ash is raining down on Pompeii

Two figures frozen in the doorway

Petrified in lies that burn like stone

While the mountain falls and leaves me alone

(buried in the stone)

Nothing left beneath the falling grey

Just marble dust and yesterday (mmm)