Ozymandias Lyrics

I met a man out in the desert

Next to crumbled stone hands

Of a statue that had weathered

What I guessed to be millennia

Just to end up in the sand

He said my name is Ozzy

I was a king on that throne

I spent my time in luxury

Chasing gold and building homes

Just to end up on my own

He said the world is good for wandering

But don't you dare do it alone

He said there's rich rewards for following

But you can't make it on your own

He told me all about his treasures

And how they slipped from his hands

He took me over to a river

Where the ruins of his castle stand

A fractured memory of a man

And as we reached the banks

I remembered who I once was

I through my worries to the wayside

Learning stories from an ancient one

One who's time had come and gone

He said a city's good for squandering

What you're given in a rush

He said there's only room for wandering

If you keep your human touch