Smoke rises in idols' praise
Roads that lead to countless ways
The broad one is that which people like the most
Lies and half-truths in cold display
Captives sigh in big dismay
As the wall unveils the shade of a ghost
Once you open your mouth
You drink the hemlock
Once you open your mouth
You drink the hemlock
Hard the heart, weak the will
A pierce for those who live by steel
A toast for those who taste the gall
Grasshoppers and honeycombs
Worms digest the forgotten tomes
A strong voice echoes and dies in a mall
Once you open your eyes
You drink the hemlock
Once you open your eyes
You drink the hemlock
Many lives are spent in vain
From the cradle till the earth us drain
Yet a few are taken early for a noble cause
A blessed man is never welcome
To the land he calls his home
And yet his words always escape lady Death's claws
Once you open your head
You drink the hemlock
Once you open your head
You drink the hemlock
Once you open your head
You drink the hemlock
Once you open your head
You drink the hemlock