I laid my head at the altar of grief
I prayed for peace but found no relief
My voice now spills through a sacred gash
Dark gospel sung in smoke and ash
Crows in cassocks wolves in white
Circle 'round me in unholy rites
No mercy for those that kneel
Their Redemption is found in bloodstained steel
Is í an fhuil mo phaidir
Is í an phian mo theanga
Is í an tost mo chreideamh
(Violence is my faith)
Can a ghéag, mo lasair naofa!
Dhoirt mé fuil na ndéithe le mallacht d'ainm!
Níl guth fágtha níl sagart ná salm
Ach fós éirim i mo chiúnas calm!
Trí scornach gearrtha mo shoiscéal sruthaíonn
Cuallacht bháis a chothaíonn an tost!
Ní chloiseann neamh ní fhreagraíonn ifreann
Ach canfaidh mé go dtí go bhfaigheann sé bás!
My sisters sang in fields now burned
Their lullabies to curses turned
And I the last the headless one
Am choir blade and setting sun
The lantern hums where my voice once lived
Each flicker shows sins that I won't forgive
British creeds were carved into my skin
So I carved out theirs with sword not pen!
Is í an fhuil mo phaidir
Is í an phian mo theanga
Is í an tost mo chreideamh
(The silence is my faith)
Can a ghéag mo lasair naofa!
Dhoirt mé fuil na ndéithe le mallacht d'ainm!
Níl guth fágtha níl sagart ná salm
Ach fós éirim i mo chiúnas calm!
Trí scornach gearrtha mo shoiscéal sruthaíonn
Cuallacht bháis a chothaíonn an tost!
Ní chloiseann neamh ní fhreagraíonn ifreann
Ach canfaidh mé go dtí go bhfaigheann sé bás!