Far in the east, in the ancient countries Across the jordan river, across the dead sea Lied a land that men called Shinear Long ago, in the ancient times A jealous God, a ferocious one tried To kill his people by rain and flood Nemrod the hunter So was called the king of Noah's descendants And these human beings were all living in one and only place So they decided they would have to build a giant tower For them all to live inside their creation for all eternity Rise, tower rise to the skies and beyond Higher we climb reaching up to yahvé For once in human history They united, they were brothers Guided by a noble purpose They united, they were brothers But God feared that they'd reach the sky The tower built with courage and heart Nothing would have been impossible to them Changed their language he divided them Working together had come to an end Only myth remains from the tower of Babel