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The Sacrifice Lyrics
Please don't hide from me
I see through the fake smile
That you've been wearing around
Don't lie to me
I see through the facade that you're portraying as
Everything starts to collide
You can't forget though you have tried
Don't reject the darkness in your eyes
One more simple question
No one answers, no one mentions
The emotion, the commotion
That fills your every need
That fuels your fantasies
If you let this go much further
There'll be no turning back from me
I will do it, let me prove it
I'll show you what it means to be
So devoted, to live for it
It's in the air that you breathe
It's the sacrifice of life
To sacrifice it all
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Please let me get close
You can't do it alone, you need a hand to hold
Please let me help
Tell me aren't you sick of only having this
Guilt that eats you up inside?
This emptiness, this loss of life?
You know that you're running out of time
One more simple question
No one answers, no one mentions
The emotion, the commotion
That fills your every need
That fuels your fantasies
If you let this go much further
There'll be no turning back from me
I will do it, let me prove it
I'll show you what it means to be
So devoted, to live for it
It's in the air that you breathe
It's the sacrifice of life
To sacrifice it all
Ah, ah, ah, ah
What if you could just let go?
I will lead you just follow
All your thoughts of tomorrow
I'll make them disappear
Hand it over, all the pain will be mine
To keep
If you let this go much further
There'll be no turning back from me
I will do it, let me prove it
I'll show you what it means to be
So devoted, to live for it
It's in the air that you breathe
It's the sacrifice of life
To sacrifice it all
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
I see through the fake smile
That you've been wearing around
Don't lie to me
I see through the facade that you're portraying as
Everything starts to collide
You can't forget though you have tried
Don't reject the darkness in your eyes
One more simple question
No one answers, no one mentions
The emotion, the commotion
That fills your every need
That fuels your fantasies
If you let this go much further
There'll be no turning back from me
I will do it, let me prove it
I'll show you what it means to be
So devoted, to live for it
It's in the air that you breathe
It's the sacrifice of life
To sacrifice it all
You can't do it alone, you need a hand to hold
Please let me help
Tell me aren't you sick of only having this
Guilt that eats you up inside?
This emptiness, this loss of life?
You know that you're running out of time
One more simple question
No one answers, no one mentions
The emotion, the commotion
That fills your every need
That fuels your fantasies
If you let this go much further
There'll be no turning back from me
I will do it, let me prove it
I'll show you what it means to be
So devoted, to live for it
It's in the air that you breathe
It's the sacrifice of life
To sacrifice it all
Ah, ah, ah, ah
I will lead you just follow
All your thoughts of tomorrow
I'll make them disappear
Hand it over, all the pain will be mine
To keep
If you let this go much further
There'll be no turning back from me
I will do it, let me prove it
I'll show you what it means to be
So devoted, to live for it
It's in the air that you breathe
It's the sacrifice of life
To sacrifice it all
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Per interview with the band, The Sacrifice is all internal – the Queen is hearing the voices in her head, never realizing that they are only in her head. The evil side has almost complete psychological control at this point. The lyrics are masterful here, mimicking the abusive power-control-entreaty cycle that perhaps her parents used, from pleading to coercing to threatening in a smooth, frightening way. The Queen is simultaneously attracted and repelled – drawn in by the chance to rid herself of guilt (“Hand it over, all the pain will be mine”), and wincing every time that sharp edge flashes out more and more often.