Ceremony

You have the right to remain silent, anything you say
Can and will be used against you in a court of law

To strip away the myth from the man is only dealing
With the symptoms in this critical condition, the disease is untouched

You saw what they did to me, don't tell me to forget
Have you no sense of decency?
How can you justify arrest?

And now the charges are enraged
(Within this ceremony)
Imprisoned with a kiss, betrayed
(Within this ceremony)
The crucifixion of the faith
(Within this ceremony)
For all the loved ones left unnamed
We fought to give them life
We touched the very soul
In the ancient funeral, the ceremony rites

His faith relentlessly attacked and discredited
When your enemy can find a way of twisting your motives, believe he will

To be convicted without fatal charm's infection
When the perfect light upon him was corrupted by void self-righteously judged

To die in the line of duty, I am complete in its truth
If you have died to the world, what can the world do to you?

Into the darkness of the night
(Begins the ceremony)
Into the shadow of a dream
(Begins the ceremony)
Announce the coming of the white prophet
(Begins the ceremony)

And take this cup away from me
And stand in the light the superstar beholds, in the ancient funeral, the ceremony rites

We are conceived as the first circle, the book of knowledge surely tells
We are all part of an unseen conflict within the world and within ourselves

And now we're closer to the light
(Release this ceremony)
And now we must prepare the way
(Release this ceremony)
Remove the ancient boundaries
(Release this ceremony)

To give the son of man his day
To roll away the stone and rise to the throne
In awaited resurrection, the Ceremony rites