As the steam from the street starts to rise   The gutter whispers   That the moon like a child has arrived   The dark has missed her      And the light that she lends is a guide   Among her shadows   Like the ghost from the past that survive      And you ask me now   What is my intent   Here among the ruins   Cloaked in false pretence   And how do i belong      I seek power   Where the power remains   I seek power   In the back of your brain      How will you see me   If you don't know where i hide   How will you bleed me   If i am somewhere inside      In the ashes of empires lost   A distant warning   On the danger of ignoring cost   and children mourning   As the memories cloud in our mind   The past can glitter   And so it has been designed      I know every lie   That the mind invents   Though they're well disguised   And cloaked in innocence   And how do i belong      I seek power   Where the power remains   I seek power   Like the kiss of cocaine   I seek power   As the darkness descends   I seek power   And i'll have it again      I seek power   Where the power remains   I seek power   Like the kiss of cocaine   I seek power   When it's not always wise   I seek power   For the power survives