Fruit of the Poisoned Tree Lyrics

I am the scapegoat you need
When you can't control yourself
Give me your hatred
Hopelessness and anger
I alone am here for you
Despite your unforgivable atrocities
I help you to close your eyes
And give you the words
To step upon the neck of your enemies
I give you the strength
The cruelty for the darker days to come
I will let you sleep in the womb of your fantasies
I can push away the need for symptomatic empathy
Take a bite of what I offer you
I give you the enviable gift
Knowledge of the future we’ve planned for you
Open your eyes and see you’ve been a slave
Bide your time
Attack upon your faith
You are not the only one who has been called here
Now they have come for you
Others arrive
Now they have come for you
Time is of the essence
I offer two simple choices
Go your own way
Watch the world leave you behind
Take a chance and hear me out
I think you’ll understand
They will trample over you
You must do the same to them
You’ll fly into the sun
And rain down justice on your enemies
I give you the cure
To eliminate the guilt you’ll encounter
Thousands have arrived
They feel no rage or pain
Mentally dismembered
They bow to your disdain

[Solo: Colin Butler]
[Solo: Malcolm Pugh]

You are my favored one to capture the highest prize
Ignoring their anguish
Petrification
They claw and pile to the sky
To steal what you have earned
You are superior
Your motives revealed
You observe the crawl of reanimated flesh
Turning to stone in the sunrise
I have made a bridge between you and immortality
They were symbols of ignorant decline
Crying out for their demise
Unable to move or scream
As they became part of the machine
Now you walk upon
The glorious decay of your enemies
You capture the prize
You are prepared for the vicious storm to come
I watch you take a bite
You’ll never be the same
You are now the master
Yet none survive as slaves
Now you will turn into that which you hated
Don’t despair
You knew what you did
But you just didn’t care
At the end of the road you’ve paved in blood
There is nothing
The good in you is dead
The good in you is dead