Iced Earth - Consequences lyrics

As human beings, we're a complex thing Sometimes so beautiful, other times so vain We've built an empire, the blood is on our hands Genocide and the chains that bind The consequence ahead Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know Wrote about in history as if it's all O.K A race of people murdered another one enslaved Now our world crumbles, it's happening within Open your eyes and realize The world we're living in Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know If we could focus on important things Live and let live true freedom, not everyone's the same No more war for your god, no more war for your race It's our world, it's what we make it Make it a better place Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know We can change the world that we're living in Live and let live true freedom Let the reign begin