Crowns are inherited, Kingdoms are earned

from The Five Rivers of Erebos by Asphodelos

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Dark is the day when blood defines our lives
As they ascend we lose control
A gift laid in the cradle should not bequeath the crown
A bloodline's never thicker than a rope

The blood on my hands, the sweat that I bled
Made me the one I am 'til the end
I'm not of your kind when all that it brings
Are hierarchies for which I don't give a damn

The pawn knows much more 'bout the hardness of days
Than the so called high-borns residing insane
The sway of the lowlives shall bring the change
A revolution from inside the cage

The blood on my hands, the sweat that I bled
Made me the one I am 'til the end
I'm not of your kind when all that it brings
Are hierarchies for which I don't give a damn

The sins of the father are sung by the son
The mother's heirloom poisons the veins of the lass
Their line of succession cripples life itself
Stories are built on those told before - not anymore

Crowns are inherited - Kingdoms are earned

They are all that what is wrong but seems right
For centuries their lies were passed on
The time has come for civil juggernauts
Bones can be broken but so can thoughts

The blood on our hands, the sweat that we bled
Made us the ones we are 'til the end
We're not of their kind when all that it brings
Are hierarchies for which we don't give a damn

Cancerous they grow into the world
And brought humanity to the edge of sane existence
As we burn in the wake of this godforsaken life
We will realize that it's time

As we bleed they succeed, as we starve they will
They will feed on the crops of their greed
With this creed we are freed from the chains of hierarchy
Divided we fall but united we stand.