He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
I've never felt so alive
was nothing until I found my other half, my missing parcel
Crept into the deep of my mind a villain's strength now amplified
To know us is to love us
Welcome to serenity
Welcome to our complexity
We are infinite
There is only carnage
We'll kill you most mercifully we choose our victims most carefully
There is only carnage
My body is aged but my spirit is free
I feel nothing but contempt cold and empty.
Never wound what you can't kill
I am the ultimate insanity
I was hollowed out inside empty.
Welcome to our insanity
Welcome to our complexity
We are infinity
We'll kill you most merciful we choose our victims most carefully
There is only Carnage
My body is caged but my spirit is free
I feel nothing but contempt and empty.
There is only carnage
We'll kill you most mercifully we choose our victims most carefully.
was nothing until I found my other half, my missing parcel
Crept into the deep of my mind a villain's strength now amplified
To know us is to love us
Welcome to serenity
Welcome to our complexity
We are infinite
There is only carnage
We'll kill you most mercifully we choose our victims most carefully
There is only carnage
My body is aged but my spirit is free
I feel nothing but contempt cold and empty.
Never wound what you can't kill
I am the ultimate insanity
I was hollowed out inside empty.
Welcome to our insanity
Welcome to our complexity
We are infinity
We'll kill you most merciful we choose our victims most carefully
There is only Carnage
My body is caged but my spirit is free
I feel nothing but contempt and empty.
There is only carnage
We'll kill you most mercifully we choose our victims most carefully.
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