I remember it clear, like yesterday's tale

Long tiresome days in the field without fail

Through every night, a prayer so pure

A servant of God, my faith was my cure

Oh, church, I beg, bring me closer to Him

Let my spirit ascend, and not grow dim

Tied by the embers of hate

Tricked by the leaders of this state

Tried to escape, but it was too late

The flames around me burn bright

But as they consume, I lose my light

A victim of a war I didn't fight

The whispers grew loud, their hearts turned to stone

The church left me here to stand all alone

They claimed I worshipped the darkness with art

A blind accusation that tore me apart

Engulfed by the embers of hate

Tricked by the leaders of this state

Tried to escape, but it was too late

The flames around me burn bright

But as they consume, I lose my light

A victim of a war I didn't fight

As the flames drew close, I felt only frost

No sign of my God, no light to exhaust

As ashes consumed what it once was my frame

I knew I'd been abandoned in His holy name

Engulfed by the embers of hate

Tricked by the leaders of this state

Tried to escape, but it was too late

The flames around me burn bright

But as they consume, I lose my light

A victim of a war I didn't fight

Oh, they burned my body, but not my soul

Their pyre of lies won't make me whole

A martyr I stand, though unjustly betrayed

Their hands bear the guilt for the life they've frayed

Engulfed by the embers of hate

Tricked by the leaders of this state

Tried to run far away, but I was too late

The flames around me burn bright

But as they burn, I lose my light

A victim of a war I didn't fight

Engulfed by the embers of hate

Tricked by the leaders of this state

Tried to run far away, but I was too late

The flames around me burn bright

But as they burn, I lose my light

A victim of a war I didn't fight