As It Was Told Lyrics - Singles - Sacred Rite

When the walls of the castle come down and the King is nowhere in sight 

Take command of the soldiers and be their new leader for the rest of the night 

The fortune is there, it's hidden in the dungeon, take what you find 

Of the riches, and the knowledge, and the freedom, and leave the rest there, behind 

As the battle for your kingdom rages on and on, watch your men as they die 

And the slaughter of your people subsides, for there's no one left alive 

When the smoke blows away and there's nothing left to say, the dead will arise 

And assassinate their leader, who turned and ran away, for leaving them to die 

In the palace, on the street, hidden in everyone you meet 

Is a hatred or a love, fighting for the domination of the other's defeat 

If the hatred wins, the people kill each other in despair 

And the essence of the blood of the battle seeps out and fills the air 

If the love wins, the hatred conquered, fleeing in exile 

And the children run free, for everyone to see, they're pleased for a while 

Everybody's sayin' that the way to get to heaven is to be a good boy, now 

But the way to get to heaven is a path that's been faded since the day you were born