God save us, this new life
Has brought us this new knife
It's worthless and mindless
To preach, I resist that
You're right

God save us, this new life
Has brought us this new knife
It's worthless and mindless
To preach, I resist that
I am

What you despise
I am just a disgrace you will never embrace
The strength will rise
Everything that I do burns against you

These words are just a speck
In what you call my life's wreck
Mistakes forsake
And every word will break

This is hard to believe, I am not what you see
All the pressure is breaking down on me
I will take what is mine and won't waste any time
Don't believe in what you want for me

God save us, el control
Has brought us el calor
De sangre y hambre
It's our turn, we will burn
I am

This life is mine
My intentions are real, this is my killing field
I will not shine
Our souls turn to rust, turn our bodies to dust

My life is just a trek
In what you call my last breath
Mistakes forsake
Then every word will break

This is hard to believe, I am not what you see
All the pressure is breaking down on me
I will take what is mine and won't waste any time
Don't believe in what you want for me

This is hard to believe
All the pressure is breaking down on me
I will take what is mine
Don't believe in what you want for me

God save our souls, yeah
God save our souls

God save us, this new life
Has brought us this new knife
Tu control, tu calor
It's our turn, we will burn
I am

What you despise
How can I be oppressed and then confess?
The strength will rise
Everything that I do burns against you

These words are just a speck
In what you call my life's wreck
Mistakes forsake
Then every word will
Break

God save us, this new life
Has brought us this new knife


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    the song is totally awesome! this guys kick ass, i saw them on a show in NJ ... they were so cool!!!! the song, the lyrics, gets you really high u gotta listen to it.. and u'll see :P

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