Power

On through fathomless absence, amnesia, despair
The scent of death cheap in the air everywhere
On through paradise poisoned, through paradise sold
The hellbound plunge hellward ensanguined in gold
Where souls sell for silver a price on each head
But the wages of courage are irons or lead
Until each is a jailer, a traitor to all
And each one a captive imprisoned by all

Power
Power

And yet still there are some who can only rebel
For peace with our masters means war with ourselves
Better war on the world, against all for all's sake
Than with all against each all in thrall to the fray
Assemble the wretched, the desperate, the maimed
Heaven is empty, we march on its gates
All my anguish I pledge, all my ardor I vow
One with a why can endure any how

Power
Power
I vow

Whatever it takes to make the heart
Break or overflow
All we must endure, create and destroy
All we must undergo

All we must forsake
All we must forgo
All we must accept
All we must overthrow

Power

You want power
Like your fathers had
You want power
Watch the mirror fill with blood
You want power
That means you will submit
Ascend the tower
That conceals the pit
Did you see the abyss?
Prepare however you wish

Hope is a perilous thing (It's dangerous to feel)
You're afraid to catch it
They fear you when you feel it
Can you trust it?
Because it's stronger than you, it's stronger than you
Chance is a dangerous thing (It's dangerous to want)
If you take it, it could save you or betray you
Because it's stronger than you, it's stronger than you
Power is a dangerous thing (It's dangerous, it's dangerous)
You can't take it, it takes you
It's stronger than you, stronger than you

Power

And my heart beats harder
And my breath comes faster
As we ride again
Into disaster

Power
Power
Power
Power