Revel in the Ashes Lyrics

when science was in it's fetal stage, the church tried to kill it in the womb
and when science was in it's infancy, they tried to strangle it in the crib
and when science was in it's adolescence, they belittled everything they could
and when science reached it's adulthood, they spoke of peace, conspiring still... still...
the essence of truth was as alien to them
as the knowledge between wrong and right
can't take my hand from the throat 'till the pulse is gone
can't be ever deterred from finishing this fight
the heretical quest for knowledge
the indulgent sin of pride
I see a brave new world
I see a Phoenix rise
the heretical quest for knowledge
the indulgent sin of pride
I see a brave new world
I see a Phoenix rise
every day another step forward into the future
exploring the unknowns, refining our crafts
accelerating our own human evolution
dispel superstition in our path, the demons of the past
the essence of truth will be revealed to us
the first to reach the finish line
will be those excommunicated from the church
to share in their ranks I take a measure of pride
the heretical quest for knowledge
the philosophy and the meaning of life
this is a brave new world, these are exciting times
and we are the Phoenix, behold a Phoenix rise
let's hail the sun of brand new day
and let all of our sins wash away
and at the fountain's edge throw down our crutch
and revel in the ashes of a dying church
from the charred remains of yesterday
blood-tainted past now washed away
for we stand at the threshold, to measure our own worth
and celebrate in the ashes of a forgotten church
I'll revel in the ashes
and the world will call me mad
I'll revel in the ashes
of a long forgotten past
I'll revel in the ashes
and the world will call me mad
I'll revel in the ash
a forgotten church