Hell is still overburdened
I must stand and wait in line
I may never know for certain
When will be my time
How was I considered evil?
Pleasures taken in this life?
Someone granted me reprieval
Decades spent in strife

Led to nothing
Repeated in my mind
Led to nothing
If only I was born another time

Hell is still overburdened
I must stand and wait in line
Hell is still overburdened
How have I been so determined maligned?

There's the closing of the curtain
In the play that was my life
Countless chapter's left unopened, tragedies inside
I've was fighting for a reason
Holy blessed homicide
Seems I have committed treason
All I've sacrificed

Led to nothing
Repeated in my mind
Led to nothing
If only I was born another time

Hell is still overburdened
I must stand and wait in line
Hell is still overburdened
How have I been so determined maligned?
Hell is still overburdened
I must stand and wait in line
Hell is still overburdened
How have I been so determined maligned?

Fate is so unkind
Now I should have known
Blind leading the blind
Reaping what I've sown
If it all amounts to nothing
Why, then, am I standing in this line?

Hell is still overburdened
I must stand and wait in line
Hell is still overburdened
How have I been so determined maligned?
Hell is still overburdened
I must stand and wait in line
Hell is still overburdened
How have I been so determined maligned?


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    I never thought of it that way before but it makes a whole lot of sense that way. The way he says "If only I was born another time" plays part to the soldier meaning because then he wouldn't have had to go to war. It makes sense that the song has a strong political meaning too because I know Deify at least has one. I haven't really looked at the lyrics of the other songs but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of them had some sort of political meaning.

    crapmonkey470on September 29, 2005   Link

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