Treacherous villain condemned to die alone
Hangs caught between the earth and sky
Blazing hatred deep within his breast

Spewing venom
Yet the beast who must attend his death
Rails not against the driven spikes

The cost of life is that one must die
Sacrifice


Drive steel through my hands
Force it through my feet
Cut me deep with knife edge

The pain is my balm

Taunt me make me stronger

Mock me set my resolve
Kill me slow with torment
The pain is my balm


Take not away this grief
It enshrines resolve

Withhold not your abuse
It brings fortitude
Cease not the endless mocking

For I draw from it strength
To draw forth the beast within
To set free the beast within


A mind torn in two
Half shrinks and balks

The other stands in spite
Firm against injustice
Only through this death

Can freedom truly reign
And set this prisoner free
To taste once again the blood of my enemies


The beast that bears my name
Comforts me in death

Knowing it will rise
To take control and
Reanimate the soul

Reenergize the man
Renew all of him
Become one with me and become all of me


As I await the end
This scene is emblazoned

Upon my dying mind
Imprinted upon the soul that will become the beast