I've forgotten the name of the father Forgotten the name of the son When I look to their use of the holy ghost I think they should fear what's to come I've invited the sins of the flesh I've decidedly taken them in When I look to my soul I don't find it a hole But I admit it looks a bit thin In this united state I have stolen the bread from the alter I have tempted the fingers of fate I have spit on the grave of the land of the brave and look to a new united state I have pulled the wings off of remembrance I have since set alight to the past No more wet in these eyes for the lazy Their head in the sand as the world kicks their ass In this united... Through the cinders I since the horizon Through the embers the body has stirred The end of the world having since come and gone without whispering so much as a word As the sun sends the century packing As the dawn threatens not a clean slate No where, no way to get back And no chance of crashing the gate Guess you'll have to take a part in your own fate I've bled a fortune worth of lies I've caused a wealth of heartfelt pain I stand here cold with searing eyes Look to the sky to bring the rain I hold my hoping out of sight I hold my doubt between my teeth The years catching up to the right The truth or lie within belief