[Intro] The clock strikes twelve, the iron gate is wide A cold hand waits where all your secrets hide [Verse 1] The Reaper is waiting for your soul Counting every debt you owe You should have never stoked my flame Now every whisper knows your name If you bring no truth that helps me stand Keep your poison from my hands I will not bend, I will not kneel I know exactly what I feel [Pre-Chorus] The Reaper lives within me A black mark under skin Few still carry all this darkness Few still welcome it in [Chorus] The Reaper is waiting, waiting for your soul When the final bell is ringing, no one gets control Cross me and the demons follow every step you take Face the ultimate price for the ultimate mistake [Verse 2] You wear your anger like a crown Then wonder why the walls come down Stand with facts, defend the free Don’t sell your voice for vanity Bad apples talk of wars they’ve never known Throwing stones from guarded homes I’ve walked the battlefield inside Where every broken thought collides [Pre-Chorus] I see flashes when I’m sleeping I hear the battle call The war within my mind keeps turning Like a hammer through the wall [Chorus] The Reaper is waiting, waiting for your soul When the final bell is ringing, no one gets control Cross me and the demons follow every step you take Face the ultimate price for the ultimate mistake [Bridge] No one speaks down to the outsiders Goths and punks, stand tall Emotions aren’t a weakness They’re the warning before the fall Don’t blame women, don’t blame men Ask what broke the chain If mankind has lost its compass Build a better one again [Breakdown] Keep your mouth shut—if all you bring is spite! Choose your facts—choose what is right! The darkness calls—but I won’t surrender! The Reaper burns like forged steel in December! [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] The Reaper is waiting, waiting for your soul When the final bell is ringing, no one gets control Cross me and the demons follow every step you take Face the ultimate price for the ultimate mistake [Outro] I await that day beyond the door But I won’t feed the war anymore The Reaper lives within me still Yet I decide which path to fill
