Blood is passed from the soul to the machine Redirected giving life once again New life giving flame To a vessel of fear From the shadows to the chamber of one Constant reminders of the work to be done Spellbound by the light But the winter is near No control cause the world keeps going Before the pulpit of a passive preacher Clearly defined is the student and teacher Woven into the form Are the thorns of routine Ceremony of the struggle and praise Abrasive truths bleaching dirt from the days Blatant power unrelenting All too much to believe Threat by example Threat by example Too much to handle Threat by example Respect and power In the darkest of hours Too much to handle Threat by example Shock waves are leaving scars under the skin The simple ethics too intense to take in Control or contempt Or control and comply The second coming in a citizen form Incubated in the eye of the storm Overdrive, clarified in the blink of an eye