The Initiation

I'm getting chorded in Through rites recorded in script by the templar knights The secrets sworn in men They say the fortune's been passed down like stolen gems Like sacred prophecies and bibles they're encoded in I'm feeling born again, baptized by the double cross staff Feel the devil-god clash in me The darkness ending, the light beginning A rough stone given symbolizing flaws are many My degree in knowledge started with this self rebelling This self-healing from the demons that my mind's revealing They ask, do I believe in a supreme being? I know about creator Like I know compasses with G's mean My rite of passage I die and hatch with Keys to Paths which are given by the classic masters I'm entering a secret world of ancient practice Being watched by the all-seeing eye that guides the masses We celebrate life We celebrate death This rite of passage, old blood to new breath This is my new birth My shed spirit gets left Initiated to this way of life 'til day of death We celebrate life We celebrate death This rite of passage, old blood to new breath This is my new birth My shed spirit gets left Initiated to this way of life 'til day of death We celebrate life We celebrate death I once refused to live in harmony Was like the rest and lived Demonically Guided by Spirts seen the monstrosity These rites of passage got me fasting Sweat lodge purify The soul prepared for action Been taught to learn and live the dark Stay warm in the cold, dream catcher gave me visions of war Catastrophic events, vicious men bring forth Riding iron horses nuclear explosion smoke (Do you see?) The skies are gray, the water is black (They say) the time has come, we can't go back Prepared for that While most out indulged with rats Spiritually we've been been training for the aftermath Sun dancing, shedding the blood for the sake of man Four days in the heat, pray with the medicine man The secrets of life revolve around the Son of God The earth laws we violate so there's no tomorrow We celebrate life We celebrate death This rite of passage, old blood to new breath This is my new birth My shed spirit gets left Initiated to this way of life 'til day of death We celebrate life We celebrate death This rite of passage, old blood to new breath This is my new birth My shed spirit gets left Initiated to this way of life 'til day of death We celebrate life We celebrate death We celebrate life We celebrate death (Life, life, life, life, life, life) (Death, death, death, death, death, death)