Ruins
Sleepers Lyrics

She finds him by the fire
She discovers him near the warmth of the flames.

His clothes have got him dripping from his crimes
His outfit is soaked with the evidence of his wrongdoings.

He beckons her, "Sweet daughter"
He calls to her with an endearing term.

The voice who once avenged her younger life
The same voice that once sought revenge for her past.

He's got the voice of a con.
He possesses the voice of a confidence trickster.

The same one
The identical voice that he previously had.

Who cut down in the name of his god.
Who executed in the title of his deity.

Who took on the robe of a judge
Who assumed the garments of a magistrate

Without a license to kill without a cause.
Devoid of approval to take a life without reason.

He's not worth it!
He's not worthy of the attention.

Remember what he did to make you question all the words he said
Recall the actions that led you to doubt his every word.

And from the book-
And from literature-

The same book that's reeling you home after so many years of silence.
The identical creation that's bringing you back after a multitude of mute years.

And the daughter watches father,
The daughter observes her father,

As he sleeps and dreams she brings the knife to light.
As he's asleep and dreaming, she uncovers the knife.

'Cause she knows he can't go farther
Because she's aware that he can't proceed any further.

And he'll never wait to see his daughter cry.
Furthermore, he won't wait to witness his daughter's tears.

Don't lose control or you will long
Do not yield your composure, or you will yearn

To go back to this time and rewrite your thought.
To return to this moment and adjust your thinking.

'Cause you're about to choose what's to come.
Since you're on the verge of selecting what's next.

So ironic-
So paradoxical-

It's ironic-
It's paradoxical-

It's ironic
It's paradoxical

That you're contemplating murder while I'm educating you in mercy.
Your consideration of homicide coincides with my lessons on compassion.

You say you want-
You declare that you want-

You say you want
You express that you desire

The means to believe.
The tools to have faith.

Then don't change who you are
Therefore, don't transform into someone different

'Cause who you are is who I made you to discover Me.
Because you were created to uncover Me by being true to yourself.

"The steel marries his skin!"
"The metal unites with his flesh!"

No, it's not worth it!
No, it isn't worth it!

It's not worth it!
It isn't worth it!

"Cut him down, I cut him down!"
"Bring him down, I bring him down!"

He didn't have to fall!
He didn't need to plummet!

It's your fault!
It's your responsibility!

You lost control!
You surrendered your command!

And now you long to come back and rewrite your thought.
And now you yearn to return and revise your thinking.

But I won't let you slip away!
However, I won't allow you to evade me!

Not this time, not this time!
On this occasion, not on this occasion!

This time you're gonna learn what it means
This time, you'll discover the significance

To receive the very mercy that you denied
Of obtaining the precise compassion that you declined

With what you've done ?
With your past actions?

The means to believe
The equipment to hold faith

I keep feeding you the proof that you need,
I continue to provide you with the evidence that you require,

But you spit it out with the fire of your doubt. ?
But you reject it with the blaze of your uncertainty.?

And now he can't go farther
As a result, he can't progress any further

Cause he'll never wait to see his daughter cry.
Because he will never pause to observe his child's tears.