**A**cid burning in our throats,

**B**ut the fire’s in our hearts.

**C**an’t run from tomorrow, so we

**D**ie in its arms.

**E**ven hell hears us scream.

**_F_**_reedom does not equal peace._

**G**ive a wolf a knife, it’ll still use its teeth.

**H**ad I known death was waiting for us,

**I**’d have done anything

**J**ust to keep it waiting.

**K**ill all things, and seek salvation.

**L**ong ago, I prayed for change—

**M**aybe that’s why the ground is shaking.

**N**o one has ever bled like you _(he says)_.

**O**nly my hands can heal _(he says)_.

**P**seudonyms and bitter, half-bitten fruit,

**Q**uestionable alliances and harsh truths.

**R**ight is right when wrong is wrong.

**S**ometimes escaping means dying—

**T**hat’s why the chains are so strong.

**U**nderneath the metal is flesh and bone,

**V**ictims of ourselves; do we truly belong?

**W**hen we found dirt and called it home,

**X**s over our eyes—we might’ve been alone.

**Y**ou saw me cry. I begged you to stay.

**Z**oning out won’t change fate.