Some people like to call it having spirit And others call it possession And still others claim a psychosis But what I see is a chronic hypnosis Habituate an opiate fix Constant infusion of a doctrine Mangled in time by the righteous A cross splintered by the factions Chorus Blinded by the light Guilt-ridden with fear Sell your soul for salvation Blinded by the light Infected with fear Sell your soul for salvation Deny the things that make us human Implications for an unknown god Sanctioned chance to judge and to condemn The leather beaters only know pain Habituate an opiate fix Constant infusion of a doctrine Mangled in time by the righteous A cross splintered by the factions Chorus Blinded by the light Infected with fear Guilt ridden with fear Sell your soul for salvation