You were born your brother's keeper
Why can I see blood on your hands?
You became your brother's slayer
Embrace again upon death

At the end of all this hatred lies even deeper hate
Their darkness has defeated you
Your lifeline running backwards

Remember, sins of our fathers
A requiem, for the countless dead

Blood is on your hands
The wages of sin

Future's eyes closing now
Soul eclipse taking place
Laments rise, tears of the dead
From the other side of the grave

You were born your brothers keeper
Why can I see blood on your hands?
Their darkness has defeated you
Your lifeline running backwards

Remember, sins of our fathers
A requiem, for the countless dead

Blood is on your hands
The wages of sin

Future's eyes closing now
Soul eclipse taking place
Laments rise, tears of the dead
From the other side of the grave

From the other side of the grave

Blood is on your hands
The wages of sin


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Blood on Your Hands Lyrics as written by Christopher Amott Angela Gossow

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    Fuck you Sessh0umaru01! Arch Enemy kick ass, but you can't call them 'br00tal'...Yes,they are Death Metal, but they can't be 'br00tal' because it's FUCKING MELODIC Dath Metal! Besides, they are kind of girly... And it's OK, but they are not 'br00tal'! These things are fucking 'br00tal': Deicide, Morbid Angel, Nile, Suffocation, Bloodbath, Dying Fetus, Impending Doom, Wormed, Skinless, Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Necrophagist, etc, etc... Do you even know what METAL is???

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