Voices of the matriarch A hierarchy outside of the status quo Tormented legions feast upon the innocent Entrench the control The choice of condemnation Breeds an army of accursed The dominion will grow (codified in the circle) So let it be known (she will be enthroned) (Watch her ascend) Concede unto her (And now you relent) For she has crossed the oceans of time (Damnation you'll find) Damnation flame Burning us down When we're already bound And the earth is bleeding The mark of The One In the shape of a ghoul In the pouring rain See what she wrote upon the wall I'm a true believer Damnation flame Ruled across the centuries The heresy our mark on the fevered soul (Unearthly specters rise and a frantic danse macabre you behold) Blackened inquisition Fall to witchery A thrall, and all that you sold (premonition untold) Was your immortal soul (Now you shall behold) (Lifeblood is spent) Surrender to her (Now you repent) Her bloodline is damnation divine (Damnation you'll find) Damnation flame Burning us down When we're already bound And the earth is bleeding The mark of The One In the shape of a ghoul In the pouring rain See what she wrote upon the wall I'm a true believer Damnation flame Entwine the pain You're stigmatised Temerity from dusk to sunrise Embrace the flame In dusk reside Mortality a frailty denied (Watch her ascend) Concede unto her (And now you relent) Her bloodline is damnation divine Damnation flame Burning us down When we're already bound And the earth is bleeding The mark of The One In the shape of a ghoul In the pouring rain See what she wrote upon the wall I'm a true believer Damnation flame

They say that you play too loud Well, baby, that's tough They say that you got too much Can't get enough They tell you that you look a fool And, baby, I'm a fool for you They say that your mind's diseased Shaky stuff And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation Ma's own whippin' boy Rock 'n' roll damnation Take a chance while you still got the choice You say that you want respect Honey, for what? For everything that you've done for me, girl Thanks a lot Come on, get up off your bended knees You could set your mind at ease My temperature's running hot Oh, I've been waiting all night for a bite of what you got And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation Ma's own whippin' boy Rock 'n' roll damnation Take your chance while you still got the choice Oh, it's hard life (Damnation) they're puttin' you down (Damnation) all over town (Damnation) 'cause you're way outta reach Living on the street, you gotta practice what you preach And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation Ma's own whippin' boy Rock 'n' roll damnation Take your chance while you still got the choice (Damnation) left a happy home (Damnation) to live on your own (Damnation) you wanna live in sin (Damnation) it's a rock 'n' roll damnation Just a bundle of joy (damnation) You're a toy for a boy (damnation) You got dollars in your eye (damnation) Chasing that pie in the sky (damnation) Rock 'n' roll damnation

Forever cursed by this game, he who plays with sin Incantations summoned up our creations We're players cast in this tale, believe it stranger than fiction This justice thunders our condemnation Falling into innocence by a shadow's kiss He speaks what mortals dare to say, will he betray? If you dare play the game, your descent preordained From their fiery thrones screaming, cursing your name On the terror it feeds, breathing fire and greed Watch him jest as you bleed Screaming enter the damnation game We can not keep our heads clear Or our tongues from evil (evil) By this sword, certain death at our own hands To have no wants is divine, untrue Platinum waves, tainted gold We can only watch from the shores Falling into innocence by a shadow's kiss He speaks what mortals dare to say, will he betray? If you dare play the game, your descent preordained From their fiery thrones screaming, cursing your name On the terror it feeds, breathing fire and greed Watch him jest as you bleed Screaming enter the damnation game If you dare play the game, your descent preordained From their fiery thrones screaming, cursing your name On the terror it feeds, breathing fire and greed Watch him laugh as you bleed Screaming enter the damnation game, yeah Enter the damn Damn, damn, damnation game Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn

Oh... One, two, three, four We're separated by a margin of a greater degree The same flesh and blood, but in a different lane I've read the remedy too But my words, they still sounded the same When we were young We thought we had the whole world figured out Now all we do is speak in tongues We play a losing game Only now we hear the shouts fading out We flew into the sun (oh) We flew into the sun I'm dedicated to the shadow that's been following me It caught me counting the cards, I guess the rules remain Oh, it was heavenly then But the devils were calling my name When we were young We thought we had the whole world figured out Now all we do is speak in tongues We play a losing game Only now we hear the shouts fading out We flew into the sun Is there something in your eye? Did you fall, or were you just on a high? Everybody's so afraid they could die But they never once said, "Thank God we're alive" (oh) Is there something in your eye? Did you fall, or were you just on a high? Everybody's so afraid they could die But they never once said, "Thank God we're alive" When we were young We thought we had the whole world figured out We flew into the sun We thought we had the whole world figured out Now all we do is speak in tongues We play a losing game Only now we hear the shouts fading out We flew into the sun