Granted

since a name is just a convenient accepted common lie
and a lie is just a mask we strive to hide behind
and a mask is just a name to be used by the eye
and all of these are how you hope to numb your conscious mind.

i am all names ever used and never the comfort of the same one twice
and i am all masks looked out through by any set of fear-filled eyes
and i am all lies held on to by those seeking warmth in world of ice
and i am all but just and true: I'm god of names and masks and lies.

the god of names and masks and lies
the god of labels, tongues and eyes
the god of hiding, screams and dyes
the god of names and masks and lies

the deaf answer to every last call they hear
and the blind mimic all they can see
and the ignorant repeat whatever it is that they know
and every thing they do is me.
the brave shall conquer whatever they fear
the loving shall destroy that they despise
the dead shall lead as far as they will go
but only conquered, destroyed, and led need no guise.

the god of names and masks and lies
the god of labels, tongues and eyes
the god of hiding, screams and dyes
the god of names and masks and lies

i'm running away. i'm running away.
a name to die after one minutes use
a face, full of scars of past abuse
a lie bought and sold in a time of truth
another dead destroyed & conquered youth
i'm running away. i'm running away.
my sin was greater whatever you say
retribution is so great i never pay
i take your licks; i fit your crime
it saves me from my screaming mind.

this way i never pay my debts;
mistakes hang over my head yet
and still my beaten heart pumps red
be still my beating heart, and dead
i do not want to pay the price
and therefore come to paradise
Ive raped & burned & blackened skies
so grant me names and masks and lies
rule over names and masks and lies
and a hell to rest my failing eyes
to scorch my face & bleach my dyes
as god of names and masks and lies