[INTRO — LOW DRONE] I killed the God I thought the sky would open Instead— The floor Down through the dark Down through the stone Down through the throat Of the God I'd known Then the light came on Green fields White walls And the God was gone [VERSE 1] They saw my blood They saw my scars They saw the weapon They saw who we are “Exterminator” “Animal” “Savage” “How did you get here?” They touched me They watched me They circled me Like something from another world [CHORUS] HEAVEN IS A PRISON FOREVER IS THE SENTENCE HEAVEN IS A PRISON NOTHING HERE CAN END HEAVEN IS A PRISON GOLDEN WALLS, OPEN DOORS YOU CAN HAVE EVERYTHING AND STILL WANT MORE [VERSE 2] No guards No chains No locks No walls They gave me food They gave me wine They gave me clothes They gave me time “Who do you fight?” “No one.” “What do you fear?” “Nothing.” “Where are your children?” [BEAT] “Children?” No fathers No mothers No hunger No need No growing No dying No planting No seed They conquered every ending They conquered every pain Built a world without tomorrow And called it— [CHORUS] HEAVEN IS A PRISON FOREVER IS THE SENTENCE HEAVEN IS A PRISON NOTHING HERE CAN END [VERSE 3] They have music They have paintings They have books They have wine They have bodies They have beauty They have endless time But nothing new Nothing born Nothing lost Nothing torn Every story's already finished Every song has been before They remember everything And dream of nothing more [BREAK — BUILDING] “WHAT DO YOU WANT?” “I DON'T KNOW.” “WHAT DO YOU FEAR?” “I DON'T.” “WHY ARE YOU SAD?” “I'M NOT.” [DROP] Then why do you look like that? [FINAL CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE] HEAVEN IS A PRISON FOREVER IS THE SENTENCE HEAVEN IS A PRISON NOTHING HERE CAN END HEAVEN IS A PRISON WHEN THE DOORS ARE NEVER SHUT HEAVEN IS A PRISON WHEN YOU CANNOT GET OUT [OUTRO] No hunger No violence No sickness No pain No children No aging No future No change No living No dying Nothing remains They call this heaven. Nobody leaves.
