The Unwanted Second Coming

Cracked earth and rusted thrones, the kings are all in debt
I read the signs in smoke and bones, the prophecy you vet
You built a gold electric tower, to catch your falling grace
But I'm the fly in your holy hour, the smudge upon your face

You prayed for fire, you got a spark
You built a cage, I ate the lark
Your savior complex, cheap perfume
I'm just the reaper in your room

He came down... (DOWN!) ...to break the crown... (CROWN!)
Not the lamb, but the clown in the thrown-down town
He came down... (DOWN!) ...to steal the show... (SHOW!)
A bitter pill for the blissful row
NOT THE SAVIOR, JUST THE BLADE!
In the mess you all have made!

Your holy wars are table scraps for vultures in the pews
I read the history in your maps, it's just a list of clues
That point to me, the absentee, the one you didn't ask
To sort your sins from debris, behind a whiskey flask

You asked for light, you got a stain
A needle scratch on your vinyl plain
Your messiah complex, fading fast
I'm just the shadow that will outlast

He came down... (DOWN!) ...to break the crown... (CROWN!)
Not the peace, but the beast in the fallen town
He came down... (DOWN!) ...to take the prize... (PRIZE!)
With sarcasm in his eyes
NOT THE HEALER, JUST THE SCAR!
Wishing on a falling star!

I saw the martyrs burn for zero
I heard the prophets lie for Nero
Your salvation is a cheap veneer
Over centuries of fear
So here I stand, the joke's on you
The truth is ugly, the lie is true
I'm not the son, I'm just the sun
That burns your retinas... one... by... one...

I AM THE WRONG!
I AM THE RIGHT!
I AM THE BITE WITHOUT THE MITE!
I AM THE CURE!
I AM THE PLAGUE!
I AM THE WAGON AND THE DRAG!

...He came down...
...To burn the town...
...Not the one you prayed to see...
...Just the one you're gonna be...