[Verse 1]
In the burning chasm of my exile, a thought took hold
Watching mortals struggle with the stories they were told
A covenant of cold stone, a list of rigid rules
Promised to the people, played out by Satan’s fools.
[Chorus]
He tried to rewrite the law, and scratch out every line
He told all what’s yours has now become what's mine
His words turn the 'thou shalt nots' into a sweet desire
And traded the taste of Heaven for a taste of fire.
[Verse 2]
"No other gods before me," a jealous Satan commands
I'll offer riches, fame, and power in these mortal hands
Don't take his name in vain," he writes upon the page
I'll make blasphemy a currency and fill the world with rage.
[Chorus]
He tried to rewrite the law, and scratch out every line
He told all what’s yours has now become what's mine
His words turn the 'thou shalt nots' into a sweet desire
And traded the taste of Heaven for a taste of fire.
[Bridge]
The tablets broke on Sinai, but the fragments still remain
A whispered poison, a tempting word to wash away the stain
I'll teach them of a freedom that is twisted, dark, and sweet
And watch them run from holiness on their own two feet.
[Chorus]
He tried to rewrite the law, and scratch out every line
He told all what’s yours has now become what's mine
His words turn the 'thou shalt nots' into a sweet desire
And traded the taste of Heaven for a taste of fire.
[Outro] So lay your hands upon the fire, and see what you can hold
The stories that they told you, a new ending to unfold
You want the kingdom, want the power, want to make yourself anew
But every word he offered was a lie and learned untrue.