[Verse 1]
The world around us, frozen in terror
The balance of power, a thing of the past
Anything human has been abandoned
We're just drowning souls in a river of blood

[Pre-Chorus]
What was built up in thousands of years
In just a moment is destroyed
Have we lost all compassion and love
Cast our souls into the void
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

[Chorus]
If you live by the sword
You will die by the sword
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
If you live by the sword
You will die by the sword

[Verse 2]
We're sinking deeper in a world of darkness
It's kill or be killed from the day we are born
We're an evil seed from the soul of a serpent
An evil breed in a valley of thorns
[Pre-Chorus]
What was built up in thousands of years
In just a moment is destroyed
Have we lost all compassion and love
Cast our souls into the void
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

[Chorus]
If you live by the sword
You will die by the sword
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
If you live by the sword
You will die by the sword

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Blood and vengeance, iron and bone
Fallen warriors, carved in stone

[Verse 3]
Crush this mindless desire for blood
And stop this endless crusade
Conquer our instincts and lay down the steel
Save our children from the blade
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
[Chorus]
If you live by the sword
You will die by the sword
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, if you live by the sword
You will die by the sword