Cursed With Knowledge

[instrumental] [intro spoken] I see the end coming The fall of kings and gods It's my mission to fix it Not sure I like my odds [break] [verse] A kind of precognition Vision of what's to come I see the empires crumble Watch their leaders succumb They cling to their illusions But refuse to pay the cost Their people are blinded That their paradise is lost [break] [pre-chorus] I didn't want this vision This burden of our fate Knowing what's approaching I know you can't relate [chorus] I'm cursed with knowledge Knowing what needs to be done Not looking for dollars They can listen, or they'll face the gun [break] [verse] This isn't just polemic Nor from a crystal ball It's a somber realization Of how the mighty fall The powers will ignore me They just can't see the price I'll give them good suggestions But they don't want my advice [break] [chorus] I'm cursed with knowledge Knowing what needs to be done Not looking for dollars They can listen, or they'll face the gun [break] [bridge] I never wanted power It's not what I desire But to save them from themselves I'll do what is required I could wait and say, "I told you so" When all is said and done But I don't like to lose So I guess they face the gun [break] [interlude whispered] They'll see ... when the smoke clears [break] [pre-chorus] I didn't want this vision This burden of our fate But to know what is approaching I know you can't relate [chorus] I'm cursed with knowledge Knowing what needs to be done Not looking for dollars They can listen, or they'll face the gun [break] [outro] They'll think that I'm the villain For what I'm forced to do The truth is I'm their hero I only wish that they knew [glitch breakdown] They'll face the gun! [static distortion intensifies] They'll face the gun! [glitch rise] The gun! I'm forced to do this! [glitch noises escalating] I have no choice! [screaming] The gun! [final build] They'll face the gun! [glitch peak] This is the end! [final whisper] They'll see ... when the smoke clears. [heavy glitch end]