Letras
Ancient walls of jade and gold
Five centuries of stories told
Gardens where the dragons dwell
Soon to be a burning hell
Treasures of the Middle Kingdom
Gathered in this sacred wisdom
Foreign ships with cannon's roar
Bring their war to China's shore
Watch the flames devour jade
As ancient wisdom burns away
Three days and nights of endless rage
Turn paradise to ashen cage
Ten thousand voices cry in vain
As history burns in October rain
The price of pride, the cost of war
Will echo forevermore
Soldiers march through palace gates
Torches raised to seal our fate
Mirror gardens shatter now
As smoke rises from the ground
Priceless art in soldiers' hands
Scattered gold on foreign lands
Culture torn and wisdom burned
A lesson brutally learned
Watch the flames devour jade
As ancient wisdom burns away
Three days and nights of endless rage
Turn paradise to ashen cage
Ten thousand voices cry in vain
As history burns in October rain
The price of pride, the cost of war
Will echo forevermore
From these ashes we will rise
Phoenix-like toward eastern skies
Though the garden burns tonight
Future dawn will burn more bright
Marble boats on lakes of fire
Dancing flames reach ever higher
Centuries of art and lore
Scattered on the chamber floor
In the heart of Beijing's night
Ancient wisdom takes its flight
Memory of what was lost
Will tell the final cost
Watch the flames devour jade
As ancient wisdom burns away
Three days and nights of endless rage
Turn paradise to ashen cage
Ten thousand voices cry in vain
As history burns in October rain
The price of pride, the cost of war
Will echo forevermore