Strive For Life

Here come the Hounds of God to hack, deface
They come to cripple you, to burn and mutilate
Clutching the letter that pledges your escape
You breach the airport, fight to get on that last plane

Climb in the wheel bay as it taxis on the runway
It’s almost certain death but still you try
Take-off’s hard, your fingers rip, salvation sundered from your grip
A twisting shadow dropping from the sky

Fight or flight
To survive
We strive for life

The terror closes in, comes door to door
Hunting for apostates, waging Holy war
Words have condemned you, they’ll be answered by the sword
Penance for standing on the wrong side of the law

Take to the back roads, past the endless, laden gallows
You know you have scant chance but have to try
Until you reach the checkpoint stop, there’s no way through, the road is blocked
Bullets meet your failure to comply

Climb in the wheel bay as the plane sits on the runway
It’s almost certain death but still you try
Take-off’s hard, your fingers rip, salvation sundered from your grip
A twisting shadow dropping from the sky