Modern times have never looked bleaker And I've seen the darkest ages of life Your death has come around to haunt you And your madness has supplied the strife Now I've broken all the rules I've written Just to bring you to this cold fort between Your ailing home and afterlife's wither A bastion only seen in your dreams Through the black I've seen you before Knocking on a forbidden door If you seek this madness in truth Take my soul bestowed unto you If you've got a way of survival Possess the power to save your home My failure as a god is total As I watch over a land of bones Now I've broken all the rules I've written Just to bring you to this cold fort between Your ailing home and afterlife's wither A bastion only seen in your dreams Through the black I've seen you before Knocking on a forbidden door If you seek this madness in truth Take my soul bestowed unto you Take a minute to think You've been brought to the brink Of existence to save the population Floods and nuclear fire Kept the times looking dire Now's the chance to redeem civilization Yet a risk is attached With this unholy pact If forsaken I'll come from the shadows Let your madness be quelled Live a legend to tell Make the best of the end, and what follows With no other choices And quieting voices I'd never expected To be disconnected To sacrifice all To hold off the fall For a world I don't trust We do what we must So I'll lend you my essence For your rusted throne And you could bring back the light To the last home Of civilization Without which I'm gone So take this godsoul to bring forth a new dawn I'll forgive the death you've earned The cities you've burned The lessons we've learned For all that remains, just sacrifice me I'll hide away in a castle on the sea