Long ago there were better days, or so they say
There's no sense living in the past you know it's not for me
Loviatar has her hand on the world, sweet mother goddess of pain
Her vengeance passed through the agents of man Watch our blood fall like rain

Every time I'm near what I need to feel
My world is torn away from me by the sound of screaming steel

The salted Earth is your mother's name Spit her blood from your mouth
Broken backs carry Pharaoh's grain We'll persevere somehow
In all of time there has never been anyplace to call home
The land of milk and honey is here where the whip cracks the bone

Every time you're near what you need to feel
You're world is torn away from you by the sound of screaming steel

I don't want to stain anybody's soul
I just want to remain in complete control
I don't want my brother's harming me
I won't bear your stain for eternity

I can see the stains darkening your soul
Life will always remain far beyond control
I won't let my brothers do harm to me
The sacrifice of shame is our destiny

Here we are have we come so far when nothing has changed
Technology will not set us free from the merchants of pain
Let's wet our hands and raise the black flag It's time to cut some throats
In this land we'll let freedom reign Let's kill the king on his throne

Every time we're near what we need to feel
Our world is torn away from us by the sound of screaming…
Every time we're near what we need to feel
Our world is torn away from us by the sound of screaming…
Sound of screaming…sound of screaming steel