Falling down into darkness so familiar Transcend all the pain, be delivered There′s no end to the tale you're expecting So much stranger than fiction, your reality The pain is gripping, your breath is leaving Composure slipping, no end in sight No words of kindness, no helping hand You may die in the end, but you remain There′s no value in goodness There's no valor nor glory Silence, songs with false promises Distance, the prophets of bliss The world's not gone, it′s always as it′s been No end to the suffering, it's the way to the promised dawn Promises of bliss, so familiar They beg for your coin, it′s a high price Selling you all the lies, false comfort pays They themselves stealing glory, from your future The losses mounting, the oaths are breaking The truth revealing, begging to see the light The pace has quickened, your sphere demands it Blood is needed from you, you must endure the pain There's no value in goodness There′s no valor nor glory Silence, songs with false promises Distance, the prophets of bliss The world's not gone, it′s always as it's been No end to the suffering, its the way to the promised dawn The world's not gone, it′s always as it′s been Suffer to glory, ascend before you meet the end There's no promises Of a glorious ending And yet, the glory will remain No one hears the sound Nor seek for common ground And yet, the deed won′t go unheard Another choir sings the verse Yet living songs require such No hope is left undone For none was needed in refrain The world's not gone, it′s always as it's been No end to the suffering, its the way to the promised dawn The world′s not gone, it's always as it's been Suffer to glory, ascend before you meet the end