[Intro: Ritual Chant] justifiable only if conduct of a present war are justifiable only if they contribute THE EAGLE FROM THE AIR FORCE, THE ANCHOR FROM THE NAVY AND THE ROPE FROM THE ARMY. ON THE SEVENTH DAY WHILE GOD RESTED, WE OVERRAN HIS PERIMETER, STOLE THE GLOBE AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THE WHOLE SHOW EVER SINCE. USMCPain is weakness leaving the body.If I charge, follow me. If I retreat, kill me. If I die, revenge me. USMC Ash on the altar, salt on the tongue A bell in the basement says the night has begun Kneel if you want to, stand if you dare Something is waiting beneath the prayer [Verse 1] justifiable only if conduct of a present war are justifiable only if they contribute THE EAGLE FROM THE AIR FORCE, THE ANCHOR FROM THE NAVY AND THE ROPE FROM THE ARMY. ON THE SEVENTH DAY WHILE GOD RESTED, WE OVERRAN HIS PERIMETER, STOLE THE GLOBE AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THE WHOLE SHOW EVER SINCE. USMCPain is weakness leaving the body.If I charge, follow me. If I retreat, kill me. If I die, revenge me. USMC I wore out the road where the lost ones meet Kept a cheap little crown in the dust at my feet Every promise I broke left a mark in the wall I called it freedom while I answered the call The house had a window, the window had flame Someone kept saying my forgotten name I chose the hunger, I chose the thrill Now the room is silent and the silence can kill [Pre-Chorus: Choir] Turn from the gate Cut through the chain Name what you worship And bury the name [Chorus: Gospel Metal Chant] On my knees, but I will not disappear Raise the walls, let the reckoning come near One more chance, one more breath, one more sign Take this ruined heart and make it mine [Post-Chorus: Choir] justifiable only if conduct of a present war are justifiable only if they contribute THE EAGLE FROM THE AIR FORCE, THE ANCHOR FROM THE NAVY AND THE ROPE FROM THE ARMY. ON THE SEVENTH DAY WHILE GOD RESTED, WE OVERRAN HIS PERIMETER, STOLE THE GLOBE AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THE WHOLE SHOW EVER SINCE. USMCPain is weakness leaving the body.If I charge, follow me. If I retreat, kill me. If I die, revenge me. USMC Wake the bell Break the seal What was buried Starts to feel [Verse 2] I traded warm hands for a pocket of stone Bought a room full of noise just to sleep alone The mirror kept count of the debts I concealed No silver confession could make them unfeel Now the old road is calling with a mouth full of smoke But I know every bargain and the price that it spoke I bring no bright treasure, no polished disguise Only dirt under fingernails and truth in my eyes [Bridge: Spoken Invocation] Let the red moon witness Let the iron door divide us Let the choir carry every secret I am not asking to be innocent I am asking to survive myself [Breakdown: Call and Response] Lead: Who owns the hunger? Choir: Not me! Lead: Who holds the hammer? Choir: Not me! Lead: Who walks through the fire? Choir: I do! Lead: Who comes back changed? Choir: I do! [Final Chorus: Full Choir] On my knees, and the ceiling starts to shake Raise the walls, let the sleeping kingdom wake One more chance, one more breath, one more sign Take this ruined heart and make it mine On my knees, but the dark will know my name I crossed the threshold and I carried back the flame No more gold, no more crown, no borrowed disguise I meet the morning with unblinking eyes [Outro: Fading Chant] Ash on the altar, salt on the tongue The bell in the basement has finished its song Kneel if you want to, stand if you dare Leave the old hunger sleeping down there
