Mount Etna Eruption, Ancient Fire

The mountain starts to shake again Its fire tears across the night Darkened ashes fill the sky Its roaring voice can shake the Earth From the deepest world below An ancient fire rises high As if the Hell that Dante saw Had opened up its gates tonight Majestic mountain crowned with fire Destruction and fertility Before your restless breath of flame No human power can stand against Mount Etna you will watch The seasons come and pass The kingdoms come and pass New civilizations come and pass And still you'll stand throughout the ages A witness to our history While time will slowly change forever The face of all humanity The ground beneath our feet now shakes The lava slowly moves ahead But deep inside we keep the hope That you will show us mercy yet Other mountains just like you Once gave no warning of their rage And countless lives were swept away Before the coming of the day Mount Etna you will watch The seasons come and pass The kingdoms come and pass New civilizations come and pass And still you'll stand throughout the ages A witness to our history While time will slowly change forever The face of all humanity You stood here long before our time You've watched the world around you change And we are small, our lives will last No longer than a single breath A fleeting spark within the ages That mark the lifetime of the Earth Yet in that moment we can wonder And ask ourselves just who we are Mount Etna you will watch The seasons come and pass The kingdoms come and pass New civilizations come and pass And still you'll stand throughout the ages A witness to our history While time will slowly change forever The face of all humanity