Transfiguration

I rose with the sun and I forgave myself for the sins of the world Self-destruction masks the abuse, a slave to the torment within We ignore the truth of irrational antagonization Misery sucks you in, addicted to the magnetization I want to be the solution, no longer reduced to victim A venomous serpent to strike upon this nation Vessels disserviced Despite our purpose I took my fall, I was forced to take the burden While the ghouls of commerce praise the massacre of freedom Refusing to progress gives a false sense of control, but the cleansing fires of change will burn throughout us all Will you stand by and let them make the call? Will you be another stain upon the wall? Fiends ruled by greed Living in the excess of others’ needs Torture playthings to creatures in power Who won’t survive the reckoning hour When it’s time to pay your dues What excuse will you try to use? You have no value in death And your memory will die like the rest We are the ones made of art and memories that do not dissolve We watch on the screen imitations of blood, sweat, and tears The source of suffering takes our pain and calls it home Then hangs it up like a badge, forgets it exists at all When it’s time to pay your dues What excuse will you try to use? You have no value in death And your memory will die like the rest