[Verse 1]
Remembering promises
Once made but now unspoken
Born of child like minds
These shadows of the past are now forsaken

[Chorus 1]
From the dawn of your first day
To this death bed on which you lay
To survive we must comply
With the ritual of your life

[Verse 2]
Can you remember things we said
The dreams our expectations
Like ashes scattered in the wind
There is no recollection

[Chorus 2]
Throughout the passing years
Faith will allay your fears
Follow the holy rites
In the ritual of your life

[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Life an endless ritual
Continuation perpetual

[Chorus 2]
Throughout the passing years
Faith will allay your fears
Follow the holy rites
In the ritual of you life

[Verse 3]
Try to remember if you can
The pacts we made most solemn
Hands of time have brought decay
Those memories are forgotten

[Chorus 3]
Now as you reach the end
All pain you must transcend
When you die you can't deny
The ritual of your life