[Verse 1]
Before the maps had seams
Before the sea was named
Kings were born of fire
And learned to take the blame
A child of god and dust
Ran barefoot through the storm
With a lion in the blood
And lightning in the form
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who you are
When the hills all speak
When the olive branches bend
And the old earth leaks
I hear the fever rise
From the marble ground
Something ancient wakes
When your name comes round
[Chorus]
Mythological times
Mythological times
You and I were carved
In the bronze sky signs
Demigod heart
Demigod blood
(hey, hey)
We were made from fire
And a little bit of flood
[Verse 2]
On Mount Olympus steps
The cups were never dry
Apollo drew the morning
Across a blackened sky
Athena held her spear
Poseidon split the blue
Hades kept the deep
And every oath came due
The titans shook the walls
Like drums inside the stone
But the mortal line held fast
With a pulse of its own
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who you are
When the stars obey
When the old king falls
And the lions sway
I hear the temple shake
In the olive wind
All the broken names
Are alive again
[Chorus]
Mythological times
Mythological times
You and I were carved
In the bronze sky signs
Demigod heart
Demigod blood
(hey, hey)
We were made from fire
And a little bit of flood
[Bridge]
And up in the dark above
The sisters stitched our fate
A hunter, a swan, a crown
A line no blade could break
Even when the temples cracked
Even when the altars burned
The stories kept our bones
And made the ashes turn
[Final Chorus]
Mythological times
Mythological times
You and I were carved
In the bronze sky signs
Demigod heart
Demigod blood
(hey, hey)
We were made from fire
And a little bit of flood
Mythological times
Mythological times
Call the old names back
Let the dead stars rise
Demigod heart
Demigod blood
(hey, hey)
We were made from fire
And a little bit of flood