Citizen Lyrics

Here I stand
The wounds of the soul have led me to solitude
Where the nights are so cold
In the ash beyond flesh the ghosts wander listlessly
Where our life way a lie
From that cruel world below I awaited my dignity
Still I laughed as he cried
For those tears of fear could never birth from me

They hissed those flames
And the cold teethed me raw as I was shown my worth in code
Did the dead find a way?
All that remained were the bones and a chamber of death
And the weak looked back
To find black blood upon every trampled star
To forgive was not mine
I will march in their name and suffer for those left behind

Yet she calls to the evening tide there's no more to remember?
Our dancing in the dead of night
And from my cage I can see her dragged away like the others
Eyes burning in a Zykolinc fire

Awaken the fury bury the sentimental deceit for whom does their pact benefit?
Not the sorrowed nor the weak who could not even cry out in pain, I will avenge you the ragged who to them, had no name

And consider if this is a woman to you without strength to remember empty eyes and womb whose worth is still yours to judge alone may your children turn and never meet your gaze
As you relinquish your guilt
You coward
Righteous Citizen

Colourless one, you were a strong man,
A woman walked at your side.
Empty companion who no longer has a name,
Forsaken man who can no longer weep,
So poor you no longer grieve,
So tired you no longer fear.
Spent once-strong man.
If we were to meet again
Up there in the world, sweet beneath the sun,
With what kind of face would we confront each other?