Power

POWER

On through fathomless absence, amnesia, despair
The scent of death cheap in the air everywhere
On through paradise poisoned, through paradise sold
The hellbound plunge hellward ensanguined in gold
Where souls sell for silver, a price on each head
But the wages of courage are irons or lead
Until each is a jailer, a traitor to all
And each one a captive imprisoned by all
Power

And yet still there are some who can only rebel
For peace with our masters means war with ourselves
Better war on the world, against all for all’s sake
Than with all against each all in thrall to the fray
Assemble the wretched, the desperate, the maimed
Heaven is empty—we march on its gates
All my anguish I pledge, all my ardor I vow
One with a why can endure any how
Power

I vow

Whatever it takes
To make the heart
Break or overflow
All we must endure
Create and destroy
All we must undergo
All we must forsake
All we must forgo
All we must accept
All we must overthrow

Power

You want power
Like your fathers had
You want power
Watch the mirror fill with blood
You want power
That means you will submit
Ascend the tower
That conceals the pit

Did you see the abyss?
Prepare however you wish

You want power
In all its splendor
But you are ruled by all
That you cannot surrender

Hope is a perilous thing (it’s dangerous to feel)
You’re afraid to catch it
They fear you when you feel it
Can you trust it
Because it’s stronger than you, it’s stronger than you

Chance is a dangerous thing (it’s dangerous to want)
If you take it
It could save you
Or betray you
Because it’s stronger than you, it’s stronger than you

Power is a dangerous thing (it’s dangerous, it’s dangerous)
You can’t take it
It takes you
It’s stronger than you, stronger than you

Power

The dance from which all dances come
The rain from which all rivers run
Run down to the sea
Swallowing you, swallowing me

And my heart beats harder
And my breath comes faster
As we ride again
Into disaster

Power