[Verse 1]
I said
Square up in the competition
They got the grim urge to hurt for their mission
A mission to be a walking threat
A mission to have an excuse for why you're dead
Wrong move or a grimy street corner
One mistake can lead to a coroner
Tough talk for the sake of a boost
Your ego is hurting, cut the noose
Hanging from a thread with a screw loose
Bloodshed for a reputation or a lost esteem
Some take too much pride in their tendencies
Growing fangs the way you're bloodthirsty
Wrong environment and a tough crowd
From the battlefield to the ghetto pound
Psychos and a bloodhound
(Some of them with a license to kill, now)
[Chorus]
They take pride in the fear
They take pride in the sirens
Strapped with the gear
They take pride in the violence
(x2)
[Verse 2]
Taking pride in the horror
Heart of darkness couldn't get any darker
I'm talking about restless minds in the state of dishonor
Where self-control isn't really a bother
Where fleeing is seen as weak
While I'd live from a simple retreat
Let the demons eat at your soul
A Devil May Cry if he loses a home
Lost your heart with a crimson weep
We shall meet at the crimson peak
It's a blood game, survival of the fittest
A mad play, lost innocence
Thugs and killers on the battlefields
Bloodlust and entitled fees
Why does a man kill?
Cause dominance becomes his enemy
[Chorus]
They take pride in the fear
They take pride in the sirens
Strapped with the gear
They take pride in the violence
(x2)
[Verse 3]
Crimson rain and a world of pain
A world of hustle and a world of gain
Dead dreams in the dawn of day
Just remember no one is safe
Expect the unexpected
Expect those with a death wish
Expect those who thrive off fear and overpower
The sky is looking darker by the hour
Land of ascension, ascend into darkness
One side of the coin triggered by nonsense
They say the trigger is a godsent
Yet, act like there's no reason to repent
Even heathens are sickened
Even the demons' heart quicken
Even with colors I can't see the vision
[Chorus]
They take pride in the fear
They take pride in the sirens
Strapped with the gear
They take pride in the violence
(x2)
[Verse 4]
I fail to see the medal given
Evaporating lives worth living
Ignorant bliss till they start missing
The heart of darkness calls them to prison
I walk these grounds with demons lurking
Our lives in the hand of a merchant
Another bad act and a bad batch
In your wonderland full of mad hats
But this madness traces way back
Segregation adding to the flack
Congregation can't be satisfied
History runs deep in our time
History runs deep in our time
Trauma runs deep in our bloodlines
[Chorus]
They take pride in the fear
They take pride in the sirens
Strapped with the gear
They take pride in the violence
(x4)