[Intro]


[Verse]
Sanctus, sanctus, dominus deus
Velvet robes and gilded halls
Hiding poison in their calls
Whispers turn to iron chains
Sacred vows are stained with stains
Oh, the purity they preach
Now beyond my desperate reach

[Pre-Chorus]
I knelt before the altar's gleam
Believed the holy, waking dream
But shadows crawl and truths ignite
Beneath the flickering candlelight

[Chorus]
This is the Bishop's Knife!
Twisted in the soul's deep core!
Betrayed by those who swore
To guide me through the light!
Now darkness claims its prize!
Venom in their sacred lies!

[Verse]
Your pronouncements, sharp and cold
Stories that you have sold
To keep the power in your hand
Across this broken, weary land
Your judgment falls like bitter rain
Feeding this unending pain

[Pre-Chorus]
I offered up my every plea
For justice, truth, and liberty
But only chains and scorn I find
Leaving all my hope behind

[Chorus]
This is the Bishop's Knife!
Twisted in the soul's deep core!
Betrayed by those who swore
To guide me through the light!
Now darkness claims its prize!
Venom in their sacred lies!

[Bridge]
*Miserere mei, Deus!* Hear my cry!
Silence! Your faith is a lie!
*In nomine Patris, et Filii*!
Your heresy will die!
But the blood you spill, it stains your soul!
Beyond your holy, dark control!

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
This is the Bishop's Knife!
Twisted in the soul's deep core!
Betrayed by those who swore
To guide me through the light!
Now darkness claims its prize!
Venom in their sacred lies!

[Outro]