Constant ill reminders Daily deadly incidents haunt us What will it take to inspire us What message will we pass down Take glances into the mirror Take into heart what you see Dead leaves take flight in the winter A warm reminder that Forgiveness given lifts burdens Like water off a ducks back Division spreads like a fire Lies told disperse as truths Lies told disperse as truths Forsaken convoluted Mistaken reservations Oaths taken, for wrong reasons Disagreements bonds broken Toxic cultures of religion With more blood spilt than wars Manipulate the weak minded Always left needing more Constant ill reminders Daily deadly incidents haunt us What will it take to inspire us What message will we pass down To hate thy neighbor is doctrine To bind and gag the whore Rather than showing mercy Growth eludes us once more Forsaken convoluted Mistaken reservations Oaths taken, for wrong reasons Disagreements bonds broken Toxic cultures of religion With more blood spilt than wars Manipulate the weak minded Always left needing more Take glances into the mirror Take into heart what you see Dead leaves take flight in the winter A warm reminder that Forgiveness given lifts burdens Like the water off a ducks back Division spreads like a fire Lies told disperse as truths To the keeper of the scythe and the mask Take those who you lay claim To the bringer of all destruction Take those who eviscerate To the last hope for those who hate May they rest in pardoned state To the few who cry out inside unheard and slowly wither away Keep your head down Your time's not up Your past is not your future To the keeper of the scythe and the mask Take those who you lay claim To the bringer of all destruction Take those who eviscerate To last hope for those who hate May they rest in pardoned state To the few who cry out inside unheard and slowly wither away All isn't lost, endure Take up your sword and shield Make safe the passageway For those less fortunate Smite the judgmental church For they don't have a place In this new godless world Religion takes no slaves