Empire

Smoldering, bracing for what might begin

Imbibing the bitterness, snuffing out the light within

Deform and redefine, emulate and amplify

Shaping what's to come, feeding on the pain we hide

Flickering out again

Speak your mind, deliver what you feel inside

Renounce your autonomy, take your place within the hive

Framing the other side, as everything that you despise

Fomenting the dissonance, that seems to be your true desire

Once again into the fire

No more prayers to send, there will be nothing left

Burrowing deeper, desperate to engage

And we rise to it

Feeding on the hate inside

Blinded by our rage, hastening the end

Double down and twist the knife, pretender to the throne

While you mourn another life, and reap what you sow

You'll reap what you sow

You'll reap what you sow