Contorting form the anatomical structure Prone to disease and destined to fall A lesson to learn, we're far from immortal The Lazarus quest must grind to a halt Self righteous abuse of all things living Has led to a time of immolation Don't look to the skies with the hope of salvation Rest assured it is not there to be found Forcing life through shattered molds Altering flesh for the greater good? Manipulate, cause and effect We are left with no choice but to try Process the flesh to revive this existence Or cower beneath your hands Worship the idols and prophets you choose Fools you'll be made when all martyrs dissolve Ideals so brittle they crumble to dust Trials of endurance have set us a purpose The foresight of self preservation Savor this moment for as long as it lasts As the darkest of times are coming to pass Forcing life through shattered molds Altering flesh for the greater good? Manipulate, evolution Survival is the product of life Defiantly toil with the burden within Forgotten belief in deities unseen Controlling appearance eternally scarred Adapt through new flesh as ours has been marred Organic, synthetic the meld into one Erasing the flaws of nature's design Splicing, corrupting molecular construction Reduced to mere beings of function and form Manipulate, evolution Survival is the product of life Process the flesh to revive this existence or cower