Leisure time is over, The past thus spoke
To hone a crippled future, Whilst caught in a hail of smoke
The perp is but yourself, or so they have you believe
Do not climb so high a mountain if it's not yours to achieve
The secret is on me, use it as your device
But don't point your finger at me if you've been taken by surprise
Lonesome the path may be, (so why not) rise to the opportunity
Though the standards claim to be high
It may be just in your head, it's reasonable to ask: Why?

Some fail to rise beyond, some kill time, yes they do
A habit doomed to nothingness falls as a brick on you
And then it's time to repent
So the vultures turn their head
Time is due, pay your rent
You are but one of the living dead
Blind? This excuse won't last
We're here to pick up the pieces
Your life is lost within realms;
The burden of many diseases
Cast if you will your soul
They're so easy to get by these days
Cloaked in temptation
Yes, total darkness guides thy way to...

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Independence supreme
The most dangerous and uncanny scheme
Life teached anew in the Satanic view

Indiffer just this once
And so on they conclude
In constant over-excitement
So ardent they delude
Fire in my veins
A threshold...
No threshold will tame this rage!

Chorus:
Independence supreme
A most dangerous and uncanny scheme
Life teached anew in the Satanic view
Their will is to be their own
And the king's will, never drone
Rise! Hail! Behold!
Those upon the Serpent Throne

It's true, they rise and fall
And leave their mark as an age to recall
Downward; Absorb a knowledge so vast
Behold the Throne!
A monument that will last

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