Prepare yourselves 
A new war has come upon the sons of man 
Lines have been drawn called to fire choked by thirst 
We speak in terms of a forgotten world within ourselves 

Take me alive I confess every fault of my heart 
I am the ascent and the fall 
Take me alive 
I am the ascent and the fall 

Held captive of judgment 
The dead are guilty until proven innocent 
Lives have been lost as teenage time bombs slit their wrists 
In broken homes and mass detentions reality is lost 

Take me alive I confess every fault of my heart 
I am the ascent and the fall 
Take me alive 
I am the ascent and the fall 

And I reject the labyrinth formed within me 
I confess every mistake that I made 
And I suppose you've been told 
To open fire on your conviction 
And I suppose that you'll surrender 
Now that you've been warned 

War has come upon the sons of man 
We are called to fire and choked by thirst 
We are called to fire within ourselves 

Take me alive I confess every fault of my heart 
I am the ascent and the fall 
Take me alive 
I am the ascent and the fall 

Held captive of judgment I am the ascent 
Held captive of judgment I am the fall