Exitium (Anthem of the Living)

[Unspoken Preamble]
"The ruin and decay had begun
The children, the soldiers
Made of clay gathered at her knees"

[Intro: Reversed Audio]
Em ezidratsab dna drawkcab em nruT
Gnosnaws ruo si sihT
Sgnos tsal ,sdrow tsal ruo era esehT
Muitixe ruo si sihT
Emit lla fo gnidne eht si sihT

[Verse 1]
Exitium, bring us peace
Within the ruin
Grant us this release
Our tongues are falling away

[Verse 2]
We are the chosen children
Soldiers turn to clay
Gone are the golden wings of gossamer
And the circumstance of decay

[Chorus]
We cry for sweet Lenore
Gone away
Shall I slam the door
Or is this the beginning?

[Post-Chorus]
Aha, aha, aha, aha
Aha, aha, aha, aha

[Verse 3]
Bold are the brazen drones
That mold and violate
Change is the unattained, the goal we seek
Has withered alone and afraid

[Chorus]
We cry and plead for war
Gone astray
Man's greed has damned us all
The anthem of the living

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Lenore has been chosen
She is the leader
We shall follow her blindly
But beware: the rabbit hole is deep

[Chorus]
We cry for sweet Lenore
Gone away
Shall I slam the door?
Withered, alone, and afraid
We cry and plead for war
Gone astray
Man's greed has damned us all
The anthem of the living

[Post-Chorus]
Aha, aha, aha, aha
Aha, aha, aha, aha
Aha, aha, aha, aha
Aha, aha, aha, aha

[Outro]
This is the ending of all time
This is our exitium
These are our last words, our last songs
This is our swansong
I am the last revolution
Turn me backward and bastardize me