Cross To Bear

Hail victim, raise your voice and curse this mortal chain Lay down your tired albatross Let Heaven hear your strain This unrelenting plaque unbound, your agonizing toll Like God Himself in parallel Delusion takes you hold Recoil I see you writhe in distress Hell on earth No one ever stood for pain like this Sing to me your plight unjust Define it for the rest of us No river of your tears, no sympathy will find you here Not one of you bastards has a cross to bear You clench your fist unto the sky to sound your troubled mind Unto the throne of sorrow's scribe, of sacrifice divine Bite your tongue Bleed unsung