A single shot then silence springs An alarm that blew my whole world apart Infection spread like a hornet sting The mark of Cain on a bullet Shot through a poisoned heart I could feel the taste of bile come up Then drop like fire washed with gasoline Too much just ain't enough when bloodied hands come clean Then we step off the land Into the fire Out of the pan Into the fire Just grab my hand And hold on tight I'll pull you to The guiding light The candle flickered, the wind it howled The waters crashed, the ship set sail at last I sometimes sense my brothers scowl Was molded into a smile By the coroner's wax Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Rosetta Stone, no laughter In the face of mirth No phoenix rising from the rust From the earth to the earth