[Verse 1: Dennis Lee, Shawn Milke]
You take my breath away
But I'll never again taste your lips
As fate keeps me locked away
I must close my eyes to see your face

[Pre-Chorus: Shawn Milke]
Emptiness has darkened my eyes
As I hopelessly beg for my life to end
Tell me why

[Chorus: Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee]
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this

[Verse 2: Dennis Lee, with Shawn Milke]
I see the fear growing in their lost eyes
My purpose is so clear, I am the axe
I am the axe
And this is why I must not fear the end

[Verse 3: Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee, with Adam Ferguson]
And when I'm gone, will you forget me?
(Will you forget?) Pen wears its steady course across the page
(Forget) Resigned to its designs to take the hive
[Pre-Chorus: Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee]
Emptiness has darkened my eyes
As I hopelessly beg for my life to end
Tell me why
Emptiness has darkened my eyes (I wish I could make you see, I wish I could make you see through the pain)
As I hopelessly beg for my life to end (Through the end, I wish I could make you see the greater purpose that I have to serve)
Tell me why (No one else will fight, no one else will fight)
(So I must)

[Chorus: Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee]
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this

[Breakdown: Dennis Lee, Shawn Milke, Adam Ferguson]
I am the axe
Fear has been lost to faith
The darkest night has come before the end
Of which we must prevail
Amidst the pitch of steel, we shall arise

[Post-Breakdown: Dennis Lee, Shawn Milke]
I will destroy
All those who oppose me

[Chorus: Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee]
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this
[Outro: Dennis Lee]
I see the fear growing in there