At The Gates - Benedictum

When I did what I was told I thought I’d be

A better person than what I turned out to be

Sacrosanct in the sacred society

What’s working for you wasn’t working for me

Now I live each day as if it were my last

Learning lessons from the sins of futures past

Death rattle shaking there’s a knock at the door

Laid out on the floor

Now I wait at the gate

Now I wait at the final gate

Tell me what is my fate

as I stand at the gate

You’re the rebel when you stood on mountains high

Sentimental now that it’s your time to die

In the middle of your precious plans and schemes

It’s looking to me like they don’t mean a thing

Never gave a thought of what you put them through

Never stopped to think the problem came from you

Grim reaper calling I think you know what he’s after

Hanging from the rafters

Now I wait

Moon is full, stars are bright, seems like the fates have aligned

Now I wait at the final gate

Sun is high, cloudless sky,

Looks like a good day to die

The walls are closing in

Don’t know where to begin

As I wait at the gate

The bell it tolls for me

Don’t know how this can be

as I wait, as I wait at the gate.

At the gate

Looking back I think I’d have to say

At the gate

From the outside looking in

At the gate

Would I do it any other way?

At the gate

Would I do it all again?

Now I wait at the gate

Now I wait at the final gate

Moon is full, stars are bright

Seems like the fates are aligned

Sun is high, cloudless sky

Looks like a good day to die

Hello your life is calling

And now your skies are falling