1. FACE OF WAR

He is the face of war, a frozen mask
A picture of the truth and of the pain
His only appetite revenge, slaked by agony
Enduring over all he will remain

This is your last mistake

Heartbroken effigy we ridicule
Yet to this form of error we abide
Our love of conflict makes the rule; we teach the lie in schools
We cheer for blood when men collide

This is your last mistake
And now it's time to die

What is left of our minds?
The sins may be absolved but still the shackles bind
Memories of an age
Written into us instead of on a page

We are the face of war, this sorry mask
A picture of the truth and of the shame
Our only appetite revenge, slaked by agony
Enduring over all we will remain

This is your last mistake
And now it's time to die

What is left of our minds?
The sins may be absolved but still the shackles bind
Memories of an age
Written into us instead of on a page

Watch yourself, who do you follow?
That noose seems comfortable on you
A tasty pill and so you swallow
Leaving all the bitter inside you
Inside you

What is left of our minds?
The sins may be absolved but still the shackles bind
Memories of an age
Written into us instead of on a page


2. BUILDING EMPIRES

Am I trading water?
Does this ladder lead to Hell?
Am I sinking slower?
Going down, down

Are we a collective?
Victims of each other's sins
Are we sinking slower?
Going down, down

Down
Will you follow me and bear my burden, mend my scars?
Down
Will you carry me, and suffer me and make this death complete?
Down
I am tirelessly sruggling against the will to be this blasphemy

Is this desolation?
A twisted and prophetic state
Are we building empires?
Burn them down, down

Endless separation
From the muse and perfect light
As we're building empires to tear down
Down

Down
Will you follow me and bear my burden, mend my scars?
Down
Will you carry me, and suffer me and make this death complete?
Down
I am tirelessly sruggling against the will to be this blasphemy

I testify
Before this judge and jury damn my eyes
I recognize
Reliance in the system is the crime

Relax and take your place
Among you dies the dreams you chase
All your will will be replaced
For every life a plastic face

Down
Will you follow me and bear my burden, mend my scars?
Down
Will you carry me, and suffer me and make this death complete?
Down
I am tirelessly sruggling against the will to be this blasphemy

I testify
Before this judge and jury damn my eyes
I recognize
Reliance in the system is the crime

I testify
Before this judge and jury damn my eyes
I recognize
Reliance in the system is the crime


3. BROKEN MAN

He doesn't face his truth
He wears a shroud of lies
He is hypocrisy, and you believe

In every word he twists
In every compromise
In all his heresy

And it is you he's bleeding
Oh he will drain you dry
It's you he is misleading, but you don't see it
So trust this false messiah
And glid his lofty throne
Build him a kingdom worthy

Don't stand, kneel, crawl
Before the one you created with your mind
This life, unreal, death
A vision of the scared and of the blind

He's made a game for you
Keep dancing little pawn
He moves you with such ease, because you believe

He'll share his power with you
You'll learn to use his lies
But you're the mule he's riding

And it is you he's bleeding
Oh he will drain you dry
It's you he is misleading, but you don't see it
So trust this false messiah
And glid his lofty throne
Build him a kingdom worthy

Don't stand, kneel, crawl
Before the one you created with your mind
This life, unreal, death
A vision of the scared and of the blind

Broken man - he is in constant struggle
Broken man - the world on his back
Broken man - he looks a whole lot like you

Broken man - he is in constant struggle
Broken man - he holds the world on his back
Broken man - he looks a whole lot like you

And it is you he's bleeding
Oh he will drain you dry
It's you he is misleading, but you don't see it
So trust this false messiah
And glid his lofty throne
Build him a kingdom worthy

Don't stand, kneel, crawl
Before the one you created with your mind
This life, unreal, death
A vision of the scared and of the blind

Don't stand, kneel, crawl
Before the one you created with your mind
This life, unreal, death
A vision of the scared and of the blind

And it is you he's bleeding
Yeah, he will drain you dry
It's you he is misleading
And he will drain you
And he will drain you
Dry
Dry