Born from the hidden The dark and the suppressed A lifetime of misery In the ranks of the oppressed In my skin I pen my sins The burden of penance carved in flesh My body is a map of pain A scar ridden wasteland I regret reciting forgiveness I repent cutting deep not to forget Mutilation for absolution To avoid the horrors of damnation My pain and blood will bring Salvation and humiliation A festering sickness That rages inside From birth of fragile flesh To decay upon the cross I regret reciting forgiveness I repent cutting deep not to forget In my skin I pen my sins The burden of penance carved in flesh My body is a map of pain A scar ridden wasteland Born from the hidden The dark and the suppressed A lifetime of misery In the ranks of the oppressed A festering sickness That rages inside From birth of fragile flesh To decay upon the cross