Iced Earth - Defiance lyrics

They will try to crush your spirit Everyday just trying to bear it Dire thoughts to escape this suffering Tear this pain away With the blade in your wrist Something in you says you must resist They are weak you are strong Accept this You must take control You are rising The strength inside you With your defiance you will not be broken This torment Has its reasons Your defiance takes your spirit higher Parasites that try to hurt you Manipulate and strip your virtue You are the master of yourself They will never take away Smash through the wall of their hate Just pawns to insecurities They decay in sorrow and rage Their malice fades away You are rising The strength inside you With your defiance you will not be broken This torment Has its reasons Your defiance takes your spirit higher Never falter Find your solace Rise! Fight! No more weakness! Rise! Fight! Exile torment! Rise! Fight! Wiping tears and blood from your face Rise above the cowards of disgrace Realize they're just as beaten Overcome the fear You must know they can't break your soul You are strong, stronger than you know Their power inside is fiction Oppressor is defied You are rising The strength inside you With your defiance you will not be broken This torment Has its reasons Your defiance takes your spirit higher