Burning the Altar - Live at Roadburn 2010

iron mask
 clad in armor
 vast fear
 disguised as wisdom
 in the end
 the fortress falls
 nothing survives
 that is false
 (Mike)
 constant desire for virtue, the higher
 achieve the right to judge our brethren with a smile
 distortion clinging salvation hangs on by a thread
 to all we think we know
 illusions of what is gained
 to be favored or disgraced
 is to live in fear
 no matter how we try
 we walk the path alone
 (Isamu)
 cherished beliefs
 dependant upon the past
 the past and the future
 phantoms in the now
 overwhelmed with the struggle
 try to achieve redemption
 grapple with the values
 of those who seek control
 impressions of the righteous
 such a pitiful waste create the seeds of hate
 loss
 gain
 perpetuate
 the mental tyrant