This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Deranged thoughts, a twisted mind
I've imagined a vision of burning Christ
Arranged, pre-ordained
Wisdom of the insane
Infliction inherent
Life deemed estranged
Reality transparent
Normalcy in vain
Memory converted
A ministry ingrained
Tribulation for your sins
Your mind is now enslaved
Hateful lies
Known as promises
Brainwashed minds
Scarred as evidence
Incoherent, to realities denied
Frenzied thinking, delusions soon confied
Fallacy enraged by the ways of law
This dominance controls with time !
Calculated doom of your impurities
Saturation of this sickness
A Vicious Mental Thirst !
Craving such insanity
You yearn to quell this hunger
Hateful lies
Known as promises
Brainwashed minds
Scarred as evidence
Disciples, yet their minds cannot decide
Inbred by a faith that soon divides
Addiction, you're engulfed by the ways of God
His dominance controls your mind !
A Vicious Mental Thirst !
Craving such insanity
You yearn to quell this hunger
I've imagined a vision of burning Christ
Arranged, pre-ordained
Wisdom of the insane
Infliction inherent
Life deemed estranged
Reality transparent
Normalcy in vain
Memory converted
A ministry ingrained
Tribulation for your sins
Your mind is now enslaved
Hateful lies
Known as promises
Brainwashed minds
Scarred as evidence
Incoherent, to realities denied
Frenzied thinking, delusions soon confied
Fallacy enraged by the ways of law
This dominance controls with time !
Calculated doom of your impurities
Saturation of this sickness
A Vicious Mental Thirst !
Craving such insanity
You yearn to quell this hunger
Hateful lies
Known as promises
Brainwashed minds
Scarred as evidence
Disciples, yet their minds cannot decide
Inbred by a faith that soon divides
Addiction, you're engulfed by the ways of God
His dominance controls your mind !
A Vicious Mental Thirst !
Craving such insanity
You yearn to quell this hunger
Lyrics submitted by Frances-The-Tool
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