the first emotion

[Intro] Before I knew the hunger Before I knew the flame Before I knew my own reflection I only knew your names [Verse 1] I hate the sound of your breathing The weakness in your prayers The way you build your fragile lives Then pretend somebody cares I watched your empires blossom From slaughter, greed, and lies You poison everything you touch and Then ask your gods “Why?” I hate the kings who send out sons To die for scraps of land I hate the crowds that cheer it on With blood still upon their hands I hate the smiling hypocrites Who preach while children starve The holy men with polished teeth And black rot in their hearts [Pre-Chorus] You call me evil Like I invented every pain But I only mirrored back What already fills your veins [Chorus] I learned hatred first Before I learned my shape I hate your love Your mercy and your greed Because every human promise always learns to bleed [Verse 2] I hate the way you fear the dark While feeding it every day You build your world on suffering Then look the other way I hate the drunk who beats his son Then cries and begs forgiveness I hate the addict selling souls Just to feel one second different I hate the men who crave control So badly they become disease And I hate the weak who kneel to them Because it spreads so easily But most of all, I hate myself The thing I was designed to be A creature forged to carry wrath Without a chance to disagree [Pre-Chorus] They made me from the leftover ash Of every wound creation had And every century since then Has only taught me they were right [Chorus] I learned hate first Before I learned my shape It lives inside my marrow i hate your happiness and your sorrow Your heaven and your greed Because every shining empire Ends with someone on their knees [Bridge] Do you know what hatred is? It’s not rage Not noise Not violence Hatred is clarity It’s seeing the world exactly as it is And realizing kindness never stopped the knife I have watched mothers bury children Watched tyrants die adored Watched innocent people get ripped apart So monsters could be fed more And every time your species swears that You’ll finally change You create a greater pain [Breakdown] I hate the stars I hate the sea I hate the thing that manufactured me I hate the flesh I hate the soul I hate the endless hunger to control No peace No cure No light remains Just hatred old enough To outlive names [Final Chorus] I learned hate first And now it’s all I know A language burned so deeply Even death can’t let it go So when you hear me laughing From the shadows underneath Understand this I hate humanity Because humanity taught hate to me [Outro] And if I drag the world to Hell I won’t be acting alone…