Endless mornings cut by the dawn razor
Whipping the nightmares to a froth
Endless questions with no answers
No replacement for what's been lost
Lost

Everything suffocates in the dust of the past fortunes squandered
The empire of lies to whom you pandered
Suffer a self-imposed exile, taste the bitter fruits of denial
In the presence of greatness the humble can only bow

Frost on the breath of life
Empty of warmth or light
Full of nothing but deprivation

Frost on the breath of life
Empty of warmth or light
For an eternal winter

Tell me a lie with the best of intentions
Mute in the age of mass communication
Dark days lead to darker nights
Frozen, out of time
It dies for blessed ego, the once mighty laid low

Frost on the breath of life
Empty of warmth or light
Full of nothing but deprivation

Full of nothing but deprivation
Eternal winter
Full of nothing but deprivation
Eternal winter

You taught me hate, I'll teach you fear
Open the eyes, kill despair
You tried to squeeze the life from me
Son of a bitch, I'm going to break you
Son of a bitch, I'm going to break you

Break you, I'm going to break you
Break you


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    This is clearly about being trapped in a framed prisoners mind, the things that travel through a prisoners head are usually revenge and hate. "You taught hate, I'll teach you fear.Open the eyes, kill despair. You tried to squeeze the life from me. Son of a bitch, I'm going to break you "

    A framed prisoner spending time in prison for somthing they didnt do, the dark nights spent in a cell due to this persons selfishness. You taught me hate, Ill teach you fear. Son of a bitch I am going to break you!

    Dont listen to the assholes that say it is about bush and people in denial for voting for him. This song has nothing to do with bush or any other political subject such as war.

    Ashes of the Wakeon February 25, 2007   Link

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