Now comes the quiet Without any peace Sense of suspicion Perception of unease The once angelic aura now induces grief They took advantage of the weak Heaven gets what it wants We're just trying to forget Heaven takes some of us We hold the pieces of what's left Oh, life transforms to torture With no retreat As power consumes We must confront the beast You have been renounced We question motives There's always two sides The story unfolds Heaven gets what it wants We're just trying to forget Heaven takes some of us We hold the pieces of what's left The ones who need mercy Led to believe Salvation comes at a cost They barely have enough They hardly can get by The meager give their last cent For a chance in the sky Why would paradise deny the impoverished? Their promised land is only for the prosperous Why do some feast while others starve? The ones who sin always first to judge Heaven takes some of us We're just trying to forget Heaven gets what it wants We're just trying to forget (to forget) Heaven takes some of us We hold the pieces of what's left (what's left) Heaven gets what it wants We're just trying to forget (to forget) Heaven takes some of us We hold the pieces of what's left (what's left) Heaven gets what it wants Heaven takes some of us Heaven gets what it wants Heaven takes