[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Armies of steel, machines of destruction
Echoes of war in a cold-barren place
Billions destroyed, all hope is shattered
But deep below ground, a fighter awaits

[Verse 2]
Man's striking back, the tables are turning
The network conspires an ingenious plan
An invincible warrior he has to go back
To reshape the future, changing the past

[Chorus 1]
Programmed to fight, faster than light
A murderous mission of menace and might
Powered to kill, his one deadly skill
The fate of man lies in his hands

Knowing no fear, feeling no pain
No grief, no compassion, no guilt and no shame
Built to attack, hе will be back
The fate of man liеs in his hands

[Verse 3]
Born in the ruins, a smoldering wasteland
Out of the ashes, a man will arise!
A hero at heart, a powerful soldier
Has come across time for the love of his life

[Verse 4]
He must be insane, a paranoid madman
No one believes him, they don't understand
But if we don't heed him, our time here won't last
He'll salvage the future protecting the past

[Chorus 1]
Programmed to fight, faster than light
A murderous mission of menace and might
Powered to kill, his one deadly skill
The fate of man lies in his hands
Knowing no fear, feeling no pain
No grief, no compassion, no guilt and no shame
Built to attack, he will be back
The fate of man lies in his hands

[Guitar Solo: Michael Romeo]

[Chorus 2]
The battle is won, father to son
The danger has passed, now the creature is gone
His eyes have gone black, he won't be back
The fate of man lies in his hands

The cycle's complete, the timeline restored
Mankind is ready for this future war
Will we survive? Come out alive?
The fate of man lies in his hands

[Outro]
The fate of man now in our hands!