Extrefato - Just a Self-Made Man Lyrics

The boy was born in a shadowed street In the darkest city where danger would meet
With sunlight scarce and hopes a small flame Flickering dim in a world of shade
With nothing to hold and no dream in his sight He soon learned that strength was the key to the fight
And so he grew with a heart turned cold Seeing the world as a field to mow
Nothing is mine it's never been sold But if I take it all I survive this woe
With this thought he lived day by day Pushing his path with fist and sway
Without remorse and without grace He took what he could in a ruthless chase
The streets were his merchants would cower With bloody hands he gained his power
He climbed the steps of terror's throne A man of honor but what had he grown
Selling poison death by the ground Threats on his lips a dark program
But what is honor if respect's built in fear? And you tear at hearts with conscience unclear
Where nobility lies in dissy and dread In a world that crumbles with each tear shed
And nothing is mine it's never been sold But if I take it all I survive this woe
With this thought he lived day by day Pushing his path with fist and sway
Now he sits in a cell so cold Forty years with regrets to hold
He questions his life seeks a reply As time drifts on, his mind can't lie
But honor is there he asks it to stare In the pain I sowed and my soul stripped bare
The bed feels soft but the thoughts are thorn And his newfound awareness feels ragged and worn
Perhaps honor's not force no fear in his stare But respect for others, true love and care
Maybe it's late maybe still time to learn Life taught him strength is a weak return
In that silence, the wall's cemented tight He sees honor's not bought with stolen light
No gain through fear no power's lure Found in a heart that's lost and pure
So the boy turned mad, drifts to sleep With a thought that cuts him deep
I took it all yet I have no peace But perhaps here I'll find release
In this dark cell where the noise shall cease In this dark cell where the noise shall cease
Where the noise shall cease
Where the noise shall cease
Where the noise shall cease
Where the noise shall cease