Nothing's changed
The senate's still corrupt
And the emperor remains insane
And every day
Is a new strain of slaughter
Supply lines are less protected
Evil on all sides
I can smell the death on your flesh
Creeping in
Trapped within the twisting fingers of fear
And all I see is you
And all I see is you
That face, those eyes
Burning like leprosy
I can see you there
Poisoning the air
Prostituting nationalism
And I want to attack
To rip out your heart and lay your flat on your back
And vomit a world of agony and truth into your throbbing illness of memory
And hate guides our way
And hate guides our way
I long for the icy slap of a belt across my back
For the acceptance of death and blind cave war
The giving sleep of depression
The sweet elucidation of savage, meaningless aggression
Chiselled in the meaty forearms of Mother Jupiter and his slave disciples
In the harem tents, outside
Just beyond the edges, I ride
A cycloptic mirror into the fires of imagination
Feeding my disease
Feeding my disease
A river of plagues
I need something to remind me I am still sinning
That pain is important
That words matter
That healing is possible
That I am not alone in this
Guard the houses
Triple the watch
Maidens, dig up your sorcery
Sirens, sharpen your rocks
You will eat my pain again
Whatever you need
Whatever you need
Whatever you need
Unite messiah me!