Dehumanized
Theory In Practice Lyrics

Hunted down by believers of the cross
Being pursued and captured by devout Christians.

They say I have the devil in me
They accuse me of possessing evil.

Forced to confess under torture
Under physical duress, I'm compelled to voice something I may not actually believe.

They strap me tight to a steel bed
My body is bound to a cold, hard metal frame against my will.

Nausea, cannot move nor speak
I feel nauseous and can't move or communicate effectively.

The chanting seems so unreal
The repeated phrases from their mouths sound nonsensical.

My reminder is the cold bed of steel
The steel bed under my body acts as a constant memory of my imprisonment.

They ignore my mournful cries, believe them all to be lies
They brush off my pleas for mercy, thinking they are false claims.

Tainted words that should go unheard
My truthful words are considered contaminated, and thus disregarded.

My thoughts are potential danger, my opinions infectious
My innermost ideas and beliefs are deemed threatening and transmissible.

Like the plague, the infectious plague
My mind is viewed as a spreading, harmful disease.

Dehumanized, demonized
I am stripped of my basic humanity and portrayed as a demonic force.

Ungodly deed this exorcism
This so-called miracle of dispelling my apparent demonry is not divine or righteous.

Demonizing the falsely accused
They unfairly turn me into a villain and condemn me without sufficient proof.

The chanting and the torment
The incessant utterances from my captors and my unspeakable suffering combine to render me insane.

Force me now beyond my right mind
This unceasing torture forces me beyond the limits of what I can endure mentally.

I leave my common sense far behind
My logical thinking departs from me the more I'm abused.

Dehumanized, falsely accused, degraded yet innocent
Despite my dehumanization and lies told about me, I am truly innocent and undeserving of such degrading treatment.

Marked forever by this humiliating act
This disgraceful experience will brand me for the rest of my life and be unable to forget.

Dehumanized, dignity dead, I'm becoming what they want me to be
As my indignity vanishes, I begin to morph into the person (or monster) that they want me to be.

Maybe it is better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
It may be more preferable to hold great power in a miserable place (hell) rather than being subordinate in a supposed paradise (heaven).

No longer considered human by them, hell I know I've gone beyond myself
Their view of me has changed so drastically that they now see me as something subhuman. This makes me feel like I've passed beyond normalcy.

Their chanting words cause my ears to bleed
Their words shouted over and over again make me feel as if I'm bleeding from my ears due to the tremendous loudness.

They gave me hell, I've become hell
Their torment and torture has increasingly made my internal turmoil worse until it's come to the point where I am like a hellish being myself.

Awaits me, I'll leave this world
I'll be departing this world due to the torments and horrors I've endured.

Schizophrenic tendencies
I experience sudden and inexplicable shifts in my mental state that steer me towards symptoms commonly associated with the medical condition schizophrenia.

Alienated, don't know myself
I now feel distant and fundamentally disconnected from my own identity.

Only pain stays the same
The only constant feeling I have is excruciating pain.

The bliss in the darkness is calling my name
The thought of being engulfed in soothing darkness, free of the pain, draws me towards a blissful release from my captivity.

Exorcising what has become a part of me
They are attempting to eliminate what they perceive as a corrupting influence, which is now entrenched in my very being.

They opened hell inside of me
The brutal, unjust treatment dragged me into a personal hell that manifests within me and continues to torment me as long as I live.