Exitium (Anthem of the Living)

Lyrics

[Unspoken Preamble] "The ruin and decay had begun The children, the soldiers Made of clay gathered at her knees" [Intro: Reversed Audio] Em ezidratsab dna drawkcab em nruT Gnosnaws ruo si sihT Sgnos tsal ,sdrow tsal ruo era esehT Muitixe ruo si sihT Emit lla fo gnidne eht si sihT [Verse 1] Exitium, bring us peace Within the ruin Grant us this release Our tongues are falling away [Verse 2] We are the chosen children Soldiers turn to clay Gone are the golden wings of gossamer And the circumstance of decay [Chorus] We cry for sweet Lenore Gone away Shall I slam the door Or is this the beginning? [Post-Chorus] Aha, aha, aha, aha Aha, aha, aha, aha [Verse 3] Bold are the brazen drones That mold and violate Change is the unattained, the goal we seek Has withered alone and afraid [Chorus] We cry and plead for war Gone astray Man's greed has damned us all The anthem of the living [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Lenore has been chosen She is the leader We shall follow her blindly But beware: the rabbit hole is deep [Chorus] We cry for sweet Lenore Gone away Shall I slam the door? Withered, alone, and afraid We cry and plead for war Gone astray Man's greed has damned us all The anthem of the living [Post-Chorus] Aha, aha, aha, aha Aha, aha, aha, aha Aha, aha, aha, aha Aha, aha, aha, aha [Outro] This is the ending of all time This is our exitium These are our last words, our last songs This is our swansong I am the last revolution Turn me backward and bastardize me