[Verse 1]
God, this must
Must be for certain if you are here
Raise my world an ossuary
Staring through the gate wide-eyed
Did you think I'd salivate and beg?
Don't sell me tones of liberation
Standing in a cage

[Chorus]
May you find that
In this sinister lapse, we'll heal our sight
Save your tears, my child
Take it, hold it, keep it
Know we choose this suffering

[Verse 2]
There they stand, straining to scrutinize the sage
String me up these soapbox augers
Seeking out the ways divined
Here from the citadel, it's claimed
Serpents waiting in the shadows
Keep us from the dream

[Chorus]
May you find that
In this sinister lapse, we'll heal our sight
Save your tears, my child
Take it, hold it, keep it
Know we choose this suffering
[Bridge]
I pushed the button and I pulled the trigger
I killed our brothers and murdered our sisters
I am the pattern, the plague, and the prison
And I tore the wound and let it bleed

[Chorus]
May you find that
In this sinister lapse, we'll heal our sight
Save your tears, my child
Take it, hold it, keep it
Know we chose this suffering
And we are not alone