When I was told to trace back the origin of greed I could not help but think: 'greed is our vital creed' As Cain slew his brother, we eventually kill our dreams His mark withstands the water brought to wash our deepest sins... Ever... What was it that made the ancient Alexander to be great? The lands that he had conquered or the myriads he'd enslaved? Charlemagne's great scheme: 'bite off more than one can chew' Made ashes turn to ashes, and empires turn to ruins [Pre-chorus:] Arise, silent spirits And tell your stories And now, by this fire Let the truth be known... [Chorus:] Great lives Great men that paid tribute to their lunacy All of them, in this sad little lesson of history Great deeds Great feats that changed our destiny In this sad little lesson of history We are supreme beings, the ones with intellect Underneath those garments, we're weaklings all the same But as silence tells more, let actions speak We came, we saw, and we ruined the world... Never... Bonaparte, who in earth could ever forget your ways? First kill, then rest, and never ever regret Then came the famous German that set Fenris loose And the wretched folks of Zion became prey to the wolf So cry havoc... and release the dogs of war! What does it matter if we all Fight each other for our own cause [Repeat pre-chorus] [Repeat chorus] Old names remind us we're not different In this sad little lesson of history New names, the same old twisted story In this complex, sad, little lesson of history
When I was told to trace back the origin of greed I could not help but think: 'greed is our vital creed' As Cain slew his brother, we eventually kill our dreams His mark withstands the water brought to wash our deepest sins... Ever... What was it that made the ancient Alexander to be great? The lands that he had conquered or the myriads he'd enslaved? Charlemagne's great scheme: 'bite off more than one can chew' Made ashes turn to ashes, and empires turn to ruins [Pre-chorus:] Arise, silent spirits And tell your stories And now, by this fire Let the truth be known... [Chorus:] Great lives Great men that paid tribute to their lunacy All of them, in this sad little lesson of history Great deeds Great feats that changed our destiny In this sad little lesson of history We are supreme beings, the ones with intellect Underneath those garments, we're weaklings all the same But as silence tells more, let actions speak We came, we saw, and we ruined the world... Never... Bonaparte, who in earth could ever forget your ways? First kill, then rest, and never ever regret Then came the famous German that set Fenris loose And the wretched folks of Zion became prey to the wolf So cry havoc... and release the dogs of war! What does it matter if we all Fight each other for our own cause [Repeat pre-chorus] [Repeat chorus] Old names remind us we're not different In this sad little lesson of history New names, the same old twisted story In this complex, sad, little lesson of history
