Well I guess I'm in
Step with the right rhythm, dancing through the gates of hell again
Feeling better than I've ever been
Tell the reverend we ain't buying what he's peddling
Let it settle in- the taste of blood and metal in my mouth, I was privy as a child
I was bullied, I was beaten til I found it in myself- turned around and fed them back their own medicine
Nightmares of a veteran
Little redskin had to go and let the devil in
I could feel him in my skeleton
Hatred in my heart adding inches to my measurements
Then I buried and delicate
Pieces of myself and let the beast set a precedent
Degenerate old elephant
Stomping in my head, obsessive, looking for a sedative
(Break)
Then I rose in a wave
Of raw emotion, uncontrollable rage
How am I supposed to behave
When you beat me to a pulp and try to throw me away?
They didn't know what they made
Poking a caged animal, they were stoking the flames
They were provoking an ape
While they stood behind the gla**, they were totally safe
Until I broke through a hole and escaped
Shook your foundation took the whole of your faith
That same little boy you betrayed
Dug the knife out of his back and cut your throat with the blade
Justice as a poet would say
Blood flowing, the stain growing as I opened your face
So full of disdain, unloading the pain- pouring it all over your grave
I know you're afraid
I don't know what to make of it if it's only a phase
But I hope that it stays
Long enough to put every one of you bullies in place
(Break)
This is what I became
The product of a child that nobody could save
What, you think because of my name
On the cover of an album this would suddenly change?
It only doubled my strength
My life swirled around the sink and got stuck in the drain
f** the money and fame
I'm coming again, directly for the jugular vein
(Break, End Hook, Repeat 4x)
When you wake a sleeping giant the entire world's gonna feel the fire
From a furnace that was burning just to put the f**ing iron on you