The world around us, frozen in terror The balance of power, a thing of the past Anything human has been abandoned We're just drowning souls in a river of blood What was built up in thousands of years In just a moment is destroyed Have we lost all compassion and love Cast our souls into the void ♪ If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword ♪ We're sinking deeper in a world of darkness It's kill or be killed from the day we are born We're an evil seed from the soul of a serpent An evil breed in a valley of thorns What was built up in thousands of years In just a moment is destroyed Have we lost all compassion and love Cast our souls into the void ♪ If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword ♪ Blood and vengeance, iron and bone Fallen warriors, carved in stone ♪ Crush this mindless desire for blood And stop this endless crusade Conquer our instincts and lay down the steel Save our children from the blade ♪ If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword