All this time, I have held my pride It has grown inside like a parasite And it's in my lungs, and it's in my mind And it's in my mouth and the pit of my stomach Shaking me, now it's breaking me, Slowly taking away my inner peace And there's no release from the agony And it's dragging me on my hands and knees to cower...
Kneel in the face of our zero hour.
Take, take, take, til there's nothing left And I am bereft of a sense of self, Til my body holds the invasive soul Of the all-familiar puppet master Justify and internalize The infernal lies, and i'll improvise Every sordid note in this symphony of infamy My integrity is martyred.
I get back up, but then I fall harder.
Leave me broken Split my body open Phantom oppressor, Soon you will possess my mind.
He was born in a land of ancient myth In an age long, long ago His sacred land was taken He swore his vengeance would be swift And the pain would move slow
Martyred, I'm sinking faster and falling harder.
Leave me broken Split my body open Phantom oppressor, Soon to be my possessor Demonic grandeur, My master and my commander Will I live through the revenge of Montezuma?