Story shows how wars are won behind the scope of a loaded gun

As the morals fade away

Disillusion from the cult we try to change the end result

Societal decay

When the time for vengeance came did not stand up to defend our name

You looked the other way

A friend in need is a friend indeed unless you’re overcome with greed

There’s nothing left to say

You raise

Your arms and fight when I say

You’re not a soldier just a pawn in my crusade

I take away

Your right to challenge my blade

You’re not a soldier just a pawn in my crusade

The second act has been rehearsed but the enemy has not dispersed

Gather arms and choose your sides

Walk a fortnight in my shoes you’ll quickly see revenge is crude

She won’t be home tonight

Sheep flock to the battlefield, identities are now revealed

In false defense of pride

When the smoke clears from your head you’ll pray that blood has not been shed

During the great divide

You raise

Your arms and fight when I say

You’re not a soldier just a pawn in my crusade

I take away

Your right to challenge my blade

You’re not a soldier just a pawn in my crusade

I’d like to know why the time goes by so slow

A room full of friends but I’m all alone

Who stole the souls of everyone I’ve known

Everyone I’ve known

When the darkness came it unleashed widespread dismay

We lost the night and burned up the day

Now all I see is shades of black and gray

Well the knife in my back beats the weight on your shoulders

So let’s compare what I lack in a friendship turned black we’ve grown colder

There’s no need to explain I’ve got hours to complain and there’s nowhere left to go

But before I begin to drag the knife beneath your chin I’d like to know (I’d like to know)