ROME - Intellectual

[Chorus]

I am Rome, this is my empire

Behold my throne, I am hellfire

No, I'm not here to claim divinity

Show me your deity

And I will show you one that bleeds

Recognize my authority, every knee will bow

Penitent, you will swear to me

Off with your head, I will add it to my dead throne

I'll take you all on, I'm still collecting bones

I'm not here to make peace with society

I will break every tower made of ivory

You can bet that I won't forget I am owed a debt

I was thrown to the wolves when they should have killed me

I will be the monarchy

See me in a crown of thorns, majesty

I know it's cruelty, but you will see

There's an antidote to everything, but not for me

Mercy wasn't shown to me

So I will show you nothing less

Carnifex restitution is a bloody mess

Say a prayer, hope there's something there

Hope somebody cares

Just like me, this will hurt, this will burn, lesson learned

On your knees and you will swear to me