Chapter III: wherein is laid bare the darkest crucible of SCARLETT SARAH’s past, and wherein it is told how she and her young sister CATHY were cast into chains and sold into slavery, tasting humiliation, suffering, and despair beyond endurance; and wherein, amid the lash and the iron, SCARLETT SARAH’s resolve was reforged into something pitiless, setting her upon a path from which there could be no return, for in choosing freedom at any cost she bent her fate, broke her mercy, and knowingly damned her own soul so that CATHY might never again wear the yoke… [Electric guitar solo] [Verse 1] They talk so loud, they talk so clean They’ve got the words, the polished sheen Old ideas in fancy clothes Smells like incense, reeks of mold Always the rules, always the chains Always the ranks, always the pain Always the throne, always the tree Always their world, their misery [Chorus] Freedom! Sold to us locked and sealed Discipline! At the end of a steel It’s always the same who write the lines Always the same, always the same... Who make the law, who own the stage! [Verse 2] They raise their hands, they preach of morals They hide the numbers in dusty journals They feed us order, ancient lies While cheating under changing skies Same old mask, same broken dream Their truth swings on a rusty beam They keep the power in their fists And ring the bell for twisted "justice" [Chorus] Freedom! Looks nice on the wall But in their eyes, it’s dark and small It’s always the same who shout "we won" Always the same, always the same... With fire, gold, and loaded guns [Spoken / screamed bridge] We wanted to run bare into the light We signed for hope and chose the fight We wanted songs, wide open skies We got a world wrapped up in lies We dreamed of dawn, We got the chains. Always the same. Always the same. Always. The. Same. [Electric guitar solo] [Final Chorus – hammered] Freedom! Sold to us locked and sealed Discipline! At the end of a steel Always the same who write the lines Always the same... With the fortune, at the heart of crime.



