Rehearsing for the tournament of champions
Somebody's going to have to cleanse the temple
Train by moonlight all night

Practice with a blindfold on
Try not to think too hard about the neighbors
Here on my balcony that overlooks the harbor
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Rest among the ruins of old empires
Rise from my heavy sleep at sundown
Byways on my pathways beckoning

Stay focused on the target
Feel close enough to taste its beating heart
Hungry as a captive of the king
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
Preparing to deploy the hand of death

Sure and steady
Almost ready

Remind myself to breathe, heed thou my counsel
Skin and bones and blood and tender flesh
There will be no return to these beginnings
Preparing to deploy the hand of death
Preparing to deploy the hand of death