Prepare yourselves 

A new war has come upon the sons of man 

Lines have been drawn called to fire choked by thirst 

We speak in terms of a forgotten world within ourselves 



Take me alive I confess every fault of my heart 

I am the ascent and the fall 

Take me alive 

I am the ascent and the fall 



Held captive of judgment 

The dead are guilty until proven innocent 

Lives have been lost as teenage time bombs slit their wrists 

In broken homes and mass detentions reality is lost 



Take me alive I confess every fault of my heart 

I am the ascent and the fall 

Take me alive 

I am the ascent and the fall 



And I reject the labyrinth formed within me 

I confess every mistake that I made 

And I suppose you've been told 

To open fire on your conviction 

And I suppose that you'll surrender 

Now that you've been warned 



War has come upon the sons of man 

We are called to fire and choked by thirst 

We are called to fire within ourselves 



Take me alive I confess every fault of my heart 

I am the ascent and the fall 

Take me alive 

I am the ascent and the fall 



Held captive of judgment I am the ascent 

Held captive of judgment I am the fall