Hand Of Death

Rehearsing for the tournament of champions

Somebody's going to have to cleanse the temple

Train by moonlight all night

Practice with a blindfold on

Try not to think too hard about the neighbors

Here on my balcony that overlooks the harbor

Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Rest among the ruins of old empires

Rise from my heavy sleep at sundown

Byways on my pathways beckoning

Stay focused on the target

Feel close enough to taste its beating heart

Hungry as a captive of the king

Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Sure and steady

Almost ready

Remind myself to breathe, heed thou my counsel

Skin and bones and blood and tender flesh

There will be no return to these beginnings

Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Preparing to deploy the hand of death