[Verse] A scourge I was, with bloodstained hands They dragged me from my killing lands Judged by cowards, bound in chains Cursed in tongues, they drained my veins They dumped me in a shallow pit Their rites were foul and cursed with spit Their pact of vengeance for my sin Made a thing that rose again [Chorus] Welcome to my living death! Killed and buried, yet still draw breath A corpse that won’t obey the grave Too vile for Hell, too strong to save This is my living death! [Verse] I rose that night with eyes like coal To satisfy my hungry soul To gods of ash and worms and dread Their houses burned, their kin were fed They struck me down again, again And yet I stood, I have no end. That village now? A palace fair Of bones and teeth and sobbing air [Chorus] Relishing my living death! A gift of rot, a praise of flesh They begged for mercy. I gave a throne Of bodies, wails and blood alone I shared my living death! [solo] [verse] Now I walk and bear my grave A laughing wound the world can’t save The maggots left, too scared to chew What’s left of me is more than you Each breath I take, another’s last Each heartbeat, just a distant past You call me cursed? I call it grace To die, and rise, and take your place [Chorus] Basking in my living death! A curse so rich, I share the wealth Come, my friend, enjoy that breath Be more than man. Be less than death. This is... our living death!
