from the sand of the coliseum to the gates of elysium with a broken shield i came i saw i conquered veni vidi vici with a sword called revenge yeah alea jacta est vae victis two thousand who cares? from silence i rise a noise from deep inside that begs for freedom a mind at war a knife to the throat for too long death screams my name death screams my name the silence before the strike and the sound of the aftermath it rises... it rises it rises it rises... like a storm the time for honouring yourself will soon be at an end the truth is in the sand of the arena from silence i rise