I've felt the deadly grip of compromise 

And fought to keep conviction burning in my eyes 

Surrender perseverance doesn't recognize 

And with the light of each new day I'll find my way 

Beneath the pulsing beat of neon heat and city streets 

Or on a mountain side under moonlit sky with stars on high 

The answer lies not so much in where you are 

But destination and what you'll find 

Into the fire some would throw their lives 

And hope that with security and fear subsides 

Dreams and ambitions they would choose to hide 

A disregarded spirit leaves them empty inside 

Inside of every man a master plan the high command 

Truth to one's self is shelter from the storm and keeps the sin unborn 

The greatest truth I've ever known has been where truth begins where fear ends 

How sad a man could lose his destiny to the powers that be in this world 

For just outside this lifetime is a higher call stand or fall 

Victory is more than just security 

Affluency has no jurisdiction over death 

Victorious the man who stands his ground and won't go down 

But offers to the cause his every breath 

I've felt the deadly grip of compromise 

And fought to keep conviction burning in my eyes 

Surrender perserverence doesn't recognize 

And with the light of each new day 

I'll find my way 

I've seen the empty eyes, believing lies hypnotized 

I stand uncompromised and await the new sunrise 

The greatest truth 

I've ever known has been where truth begins is where fear ends 

Victory is more than just security 

Affluency has no jurisdiction over death 

Victorious the man who stands his ground and won't go down 

But offers to the cause his every breath