once upon a time you dressed so fine and
the world was your eden trapped in time
but then arrived that special day
when the kingdom shut your dreams away
to build a solid foundation
for a servant's vocation
a life of preparation
for what, no one knows
now you're staring down the barrel
with the trigger in your pocket
and green bullets in a secret war
fought on every homefront
parasite if not a slave
why even exist?
if man is destined for
metamorphosis
walking on ten thousand souls
with every step you take
gravedancer coming home to
the earth's embrace
this dreamland is a ghost
torn from our sight
you've got two seconds, here and now
between burning light, white light
say a prayer to your god,
his hands gunmetal grey
mother, father, king and kingdom
become the earth one day
it's just a shot away

like a loaded gun
and the earth's embrace
like a loaded gun
it's just a shot away