We came as heroes Sincerest charity in mind The saviours of the hopeless All alms and honest kindness We left as villains Despoilers of disease Nightmare prevails as always We spoiled our precious grain And tainted is the water No birds of song remain We came as saviours To bathe you in our grace But now the seeds of downfall we have sown In the barren ground ♪ The barren ground! Seeds of downfall! Descending madness We dwindle down the path of sin Awakening within us Our kinds inherent evil Hunger for power For worship and command Nightmare prevails as always We spoiled our precious grain And tainted is the water No birds of song remain We came as saviours To bathe you in our grace But now the seeds of downfall we have sown In the barren ground ♪ Tainted hollowed Tainted is our hollowed ground Blackend, it's vital nectar We'll eat the noxious yield As we fall, the earth begins to heal ♪ Nightmare prevails as always We spoiled our precious grain And tainted is the water No birds of song remain We came as saviours To bathe you in our grace But now the seeds of downfall we have sown In the barren ground