Shame-

less,

sky-

ing

a-

bove

Prey-

ing

on

the

name-

less

Jur-

y

and

judge

Ev-

'ry-

thing

they

had

was

nev-

er

e-

nough

Spir-

it

me

a-

way

Crawl-

ing

un-

der

my

skin,

spir-

al-

ing

through

my

head

Taste

my

own

med-

i-

cine,

drunk

on

the

pow-

er

Rid

this

pest-

i-

lence

from

with-

in,

a

prayer

for

the

inn-

o-

cent

Talk

me

down

from

the

ledge

of

my

iv-

o-

ry

tow-

er

Strugg-

le

to

be

in

the

now

When

life's

too

much

to

swall-

ow

It

spits

me

right

out,

but

I

cling

on

Reap-

ing

seeds

I

dare

to

sow

For

all

the

lives

I

ev-

er

stole

And

now

I

must

re-

pel

the

host

For-

ev-

er

I'll

be

spir-

it-

ed

a-

way

Crawl-

ing

un-

der

my

skin,

spir-

al-

ing

through

my

head

Taste

my

own

med-

i-

cine,

drunk

on

the

pow-

er

Rid

this

pest-

i-

lence

from

with-

in,

a

prayer

for

the

inn-

o-

cent

Talk

me

down

from

the

ledge

of

my

iv-

o-

ry

tow-

er

Where

I

end,

you

be-

gin

When

I

fall,

you

will

stand

Greed

and

guile

col--

our

my-

life

with-

au-

rus

rose

Temp--

er

my

yearn-

ing

Ab-

di-

cate

the

throne

maj-

es-

ty

Gold

topp-

les

the

crown

Blood

fest-

ers

the

ground

Hell

on

Earth,

my

bless-

ing

and

my

curse

How

did

I

fail

my

hol-

y

grail?

Tap-

er

my

hun--

ger

With

your

com-

pound

eyes

Par-

a-

sites

leeched

u-

pon

the

guilt

And

a

call

to

arms

Par-

a-

dise

led

me

down

a

path

to

the

core

Fail,

try,

fall,

rise

Scars

run

deep

tor-

men-

ting

me

with

her

rep-

til-

i-

an

glare

How

is

she

for-

sak-

ing

me

when

my

dev-

il

may

care?

With

your

com-

pound

eyes

Par-

a-

sites

ech-

o

through

the

walls

And

a

call

to

arms

Par-

a-

dise,

breathe

me,

in

I'm

dead

to

the

world

Ash-

es

in

the

sky

Gar-

den

of

de-

lights

Screams

have

turned

to

sighs

De-

sert-

ing

their

eyes

A

shiv-

er

shoots

through-

the

spine

She

whis--

pers

"good-

night"

Fall-

en

sons

and

daught-

ers

How

does

one

for-

give

him-

self?

Care-

ful

what

you

wish

for,

Mar-

i-

gold

Re-

lent-

less

grief

that

haunts

my

days

will

nev-

er

be

gone

Tell

me

what

you

died

for,

did

you

ever

im-

a-

gine

we'd

re-

a-

wa-

ken

the

mon-

ster

At

the

end

of

days

that

cease

to

be-

gin?

Rich-

es

back

to

rags,

clutch-

ing

to

the

past

Stray-

ing

from

the

path,

gutt-

er

from

the

stars

If

hu-

mi-

li-

ty

comes

to

hum-

ble

me

In

my

time

of

need,

will

I

be

free?

Rich-

es

back

to

rags,

clutch-

ing

to

the

past

Stray-

ing

from

the

path,

gutt-

er

from

the

stars

If

hu-

mi-

li-

ty

comes

to

hum-

ble

me

In

my

time

of

need,

will

I

be

re-

deemed?

Pu-

tre-

fied

by

the

mass-

es

We

fall

to

rise

through

the

suff-

er-

ing

Reign

of

fire,

spread

the

ash-

es

Your

vic-

tor

cries,

"Hail

to

the

King"

Crawl

out

of

my

skin

A

cell

keeps

di-

vi-

ding

Mem-

o-

ries

of

e-

lec-

tri-

ci-

ty

Rid

this

plague

with-

in

The

veil

fin-

all-

y

lifts

Jump-

ing

from

my

tower

of

i-

vo-

ry

Crawl

out

of

my

skin

A

cell

keeps

di-

vi-

ding

Mem-

o-

ries

of

e-

lec-

tri-

ci-

ty

Rid

this

plague

with-

in

The

veil

fin-

all-

y

lifts

Jump-

ing

from

my

tower

of

i-

vo-

ry