Your order is your anarchy 
your violence your peace 
your gospel is your blasphemy 
your famine is your feast 
destruction is your architect 
your woman and your priest 
I fear your falling sanctuary's 
soon to be your beast 
I believe in something strange 

the prophecies are closing in 
upon us one by one 
the angels of the seven churches 
maiden of the sun 
silent lay the gentle lamb 
the prayer and the gun 
I believe the gates above 
are closed to everyone 
I believe in something strange 

Prophets and angels fall from the altar 
weak is the grip of the hand of the brave 
pray for the bleeding that lie in the shatters 
pray for the dying that lie in their graves 

submission through guilt and fear 
is not what I had in mind 
and my blood has run far too thin 
among the hands of you all 
and I'm afraid I have nothing 
left for you 

a symphony of tragedy 
awakes a watchful eye 
a serenade of agony 
pours down from the sky 
the dancers of catastrophe 
go quickly spinning by 
I begin to understand 
the simple reason why 
I believe in something strange 

strange this song of mine