Lyrics

[Verse 1] Turn the key in the iron lock Of the old oak door Lean into its passages With all my weight and enter Immediately my olfactory senses its home Paper thin and paraffin And the glimmering of gold [Pre-Chorus] Marble hands out pouring water Silver wings delivering wishes Streams of colored light Make Hell a home [Chorus] Mama singin' the songs of old Mama singin' the songs of old Singin' the rock of ages Though the gold is marred by red Singin' the rock of ages Melt 'em down and make new saints Singin' the rock of agеs Empires are made this way Singin' thе rock of ages [Verse 3] Endless hopes and endless fears Polish this stone The deeper desire The finer the grain This time I walk the stairway And turn the key in the cellar door I want to know why [Bridge] All these stories Never spoken Danced or drawn or sung or written Of how we built this temple Soul by soul [Chorus] Mama singin' the songs of old Mama singin' the songs of old Singin' the rock of ages Though the gold is marred by red Singin' the rock of ages Melt 'em down and make new saints Singin' the rock of ages Empires are made this way Singin' the rock of ages Mama singin' the songs of old Singin' the rock of ages Though the gold is marred by red Singin' the rock of ages Melt 'em down and make new saints Singin' the rock of ages Empires are made this way Singin' the rock of ages