We're born in killing fields Long perished of ideals And left to wallow in denial You'll vow to speak no evil Instead there's no reprieval So this is how my fate unfurled A heretic in the modern world I stood alone and took the threats they hurled Like a heretic in the modern world You're taught to reap the yields With all the exits sealed Arrest the sorrow in decay The ends will seek primeval Mislead beyond retrieval So this is how my fate unfurled A heretic in the modern world I stood alone and took the threats they hurled Like a heretic in the modern world No feelings, you're kneeling False dealing, life stealing So this is how my fate unfurled A heretic in the modern world I stood alone and took the threats they hurled Like a heretic in the modern world In crimson flow the hate returned A heretic in the modern world We stood alone as the mute observed Just a heretic in the modern world