A crumbling empire where angels fear to tread
Into the ruins of a civilization, a society ripped to shreds
No semblance of order to the world which I abjure
Where the bloody blade is forced, am I the cause or the cure
My destiny is soon revealed, battle strewn no way to heal
We spread the wings of failure for the world's last goodnight (downfall)
In the flames of the burning lands, who claims to have the upper hand
Bonfire of the vanities and spite
Like Sodom & Gomorrah, forsaken and alone
Look how the mighty all have fallen, we reap what we have sewn
When all the marble palaces are blackened sacked and burned
Will we understand man's ignorance through all the lessons learned
Our destiny is soon revealed, battle strewn no way to heal
We spread the wings of failure for the world's last goodnight (downfall)
In the flames of the burning lands, who claims to have the upper hand
Bonfire of the vanities and spite
Vanities and spite
Fall...fall...fall...downfall
Fall...fall...fall...downfall
So quick to claim the credit due, yet no one takes the blame
Like Nero played his violin while watching roman flames
Implosion of our nations through, decisions of its kings
Downfall of our creation, it's the end of everything
Our destiny is soon revealed, battle strewn no way to heal
We spread the wings of failure for the world's last goodnight (downfall)
In the flames of the burning lands, who claims to have the upper hand
Bonfire of the vanities and spite
Into the ruins of a civilization, a society ripped to shreds
No semblance of order to the world which I abjure
Where the bloody blade is forced, am I the cause or the cure
We spread the wings of failure for the world's last goodnight (downfall)
In the flames of the burning lands, who claims to have the upper hand
Bonfire of the vanities and spite
Look how the mighty all have fallen, we reap what we have sewn
When all the marble palaces are blackened sacked and burned
Will we understand man's ignorance through all the lessons learned
We spread the wings of failure for the world's last goodnight (downfall)
In the flames of the burning lands, who claims to have the upper hand
Bonfire of the vanities and spite
Fall...fall...fall...downfall
Like Nero played his violin while watching roman flames
Implosion of our nations through, decisions of its kings
Downfall of our creation, it's the end of everything
We spread the wings of failure for the world's last goodnight (downfall)
In the flames of the burning lands, who claims to have the upper hand
Bonfire of the vanities and spite
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"Inspired by the fall from grace of the U.S. & other world-leading countries through the recession, war, & the general downfall of our once great nations." -- Gary Holt
I don't get why this band doesn't have the amount of fans like Metallica or Slayer. This CD, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, is testament to how hard these guys fucking rock.