Step by step - the rhythm starts.

Step by step - we starve our hearts.

It’s not a fall, it’s a slow decay,

As the light of mercy fades away.

First came the frost, then came the void,

The inner garden was slowly destroyed.

We burned the bridges that kept us sane,

Trading the spirit for power and gain.

Step by step, kindness was traded,

Step by step, the conscience faded.

Hunger grew for things we don't need,

While the soul began to bleed.

When the heart froze over, the silence was broken,

The locks were turned and the words were spoken.

Fake names for the same old sins,

New masks for the same blank grins.

We looked for demons in the deep,

While we let the wolves guard the sheep.

We thought: "Hell is full, there's no more space,"

But we just cleared the space for the human race.

Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!

They don't hide in the dark - they’re standing near.

No horns to mark them, no fire to see,

They look like you, and they look like me.

The gate wasn't broken; we opened it

Step by step