Equivalent Exchange - Into the Darkness lyrics

[Verse 1: Jerome Chance] Before there was light, the Darkness reigned Shunned by the divine, causing bitterness and pain Even before creating time For age upon age with no expression for its rage Festering disaffection and seething to perfection It chose as host, those with holiest affection Instead of playing lotto, it seeped into the genes Of the line of Estacado, in contrast of staccato Bounding generations in a method, legato Endless, modus ostenado Clambered like an insect on a rickety frame Blemishing the hearts and bringing shame to their name The spirits and the Darkness, they twist and they writhe Grind into one another, like frustrated lovers Free of reason, free of law Free of mercy when it lusts to claim the wicked in its maw Their life's the price of freedom, no matter what the sin is Eternity within is absolution, for their penance [Hook] And then the demons come, the voice of Jenny calls Hide from the light to see the supernatural The privilege of demons in your fall The power of d**h at beck and call Embrace the truth and then you'll fall Into the Darkness [Verse 2: Jerome Chance] When you're up against the Darkness, Murphy's Law applies It's five fingers of d**h slaps you right between the eyes Everybody fights, but they can never get away Cause they embraced the Darkness once their lives have gone astray Specially those at the top Cowards The fear makes it sweeter when their souls are devoured The Darkness claims those that die by its hands But they always scream for mercy cause they never understand Yes The wretched and the scorned Split 'em like a wishbone, should've stretched a little more Rip through their bodies and impale their entrails Eat their hearts out as their lungs try to inhale If you live by hate, you can't escape your fate Mastering your demons only makes the dark relate It wants to draw you in close It's karmic retribution for the life you chose And when it comes, there's no good riddance The end is agony and bloodstream ribbons No matter what you do, one thing remains true You don't run the Darkness, the Darkness runs you [Hook] [Verse 3: Nerdsworth] Beelzebub is what they call him, and Great power is what he offered, said The imps are yours, but your soul is mine Just follow my path and I'll make you a don Thought of love in this desperate life Tainted cops k**ed the woman that should be my wife And revenge is a b**h at the edge of the knife Made a deal with the devil out of rage of strife Run the streets like a son of voodoo Who do? You do Remind me of a dead dude It's been two years since you saw this dude Now boss of the family, the kingpin head dude This power, you can't have it Can't have my throne, just try and grab it I dare you Mooly, I'm the legend Cerberus Just one reach and face my Darkness [Hook]