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Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist lyrics



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01. Ashes

Hate! Hate! Hate! Hate!
Bring it!

You don't understand me
And you probably never will (probably never will)
A tendency to self destruct
And a soft spot for the filth

A hair trigger temperament
A switchblade for a tongue (switchblade for a tongue)
I'm a walking one-man-genocide
Black belt in corrupt

Everything I touch turns to ashes
Falls away, it falls away
Everything I touch turns to ashes
It slips right through my hands

Love me, hate me, isolate me
Everyday that I'm alive
Strait up, mentally unstable
You don't have to like my life

I'm a jinx, a curse, some say "the worst"
I'm a savage, rabid beast (savage, rabid beast)
Been called so many fuckin' things
It doesn't affect me in the least (NO!)

I've stolen, lied, been crucified
But I don't regret a thing (don't regret a thing)
I'm an egocentric masochist
With a sadist's point of bleak

Everything I touch turns to ashes
Falls away, it falls away
Everything I touch turns to ashes
It slips right through my hands

Love me, hate me, isolate me
Everyday that I'm alive
Live to prove you wrong, it's easy
When your heart is filled with ice

Chapters in my life define me
Changed me into this deprived
Strait up, mentally unstable
You don't have to like my life

[Solo]

Everything I touch turns to ashes
Falls away, it falls away
Everything I touch turns to ashes
It slips right through my hands

02. The Way Of The Fist

Break this shit down
Zoltan open the sky

You want it, you got it
Everything you needed and more
You said it, I heard it
Careful what you wish for
Deleted, defeated
Everything you've ever been
No mercy, it's the way of the fist

Strapped with rage
Got no patience for victims
Sick and tired of the whole fucking world

I don't remember asking you
About your imperfections
You might win one battle
But know this, I'll win the fucking war

End of the goddamned road - LIGHTS!

Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Zip your lip, you've run out of time
Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Talk the talk now, walk the damn line

Deserve it, you earned it
Got yourself a fucking war
Believe it, you need it
Face down, on the fucking floor
I hate it, can't take it
Wanna break your fucking bones
No mercy, you faggots
Should have left it all alone

Strapped with rage
Got no patience for victims
Sick and tired of the whole fucking world

I don't remember asking you
About your imperfections
You might win one battle
But know this, I'll win the fucking war

[Solo]

(Crash and burn)

1, 2, fuck you - RIGHT

Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Zip your lip, you've run out of time
Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Talk the talk, walk the damn line

Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Shut your face, it's your turn to die
Step to me, step to me anybody
Cut the shit, your ass is mine!

I don't remember asking you
About your imperfections
You might win one battle
But know this, I'll win the fucking war

03. Salvation

Go!
Right!

Disgusted by your weakness
You have no right to live
To know you is to hate you
But your life's yours to give

You monkey see, you monkey do
You're always doing what they tell you to
You're such a puppet on a string
You don't get it

I won't bow to something
That I've never seen
Can't believe in something
That doesn't believe in me

I'm not blood of your blood
I am no son of your god
I've no faith in your fate
Still I find salvation

You think you have the answers
To every last detail
In your eyes you're the victor
In mine you've all but failed

You monkey see, you monkey do
You're always doing what they tell you to
You're such a puppet on a string
You don't get it

You monkey see, you monkey do
You're always doing what they tell you to
You're such a puppet on a string
You don't get it

I won't bow to something
That I've never seen
Can't believe in something
That doesn't believe in me

I'm not blood of your blood
I am no son of your god
I've no faith in your fate
Still I find salvation
Still I find salvation
Still I find salvation

04. The Bleeding

Cries

I remember when all the games began
Remember every little lie
And every last goodbye
Promises you broke, words you choked on
And I never walked away
It's still a mystery to me

Well, I'm so empty
I'm better off without you
And you're better off without me
Well, you're so unclean
I'm better off without you
And you're better off without me

The lying
The bleeding
The screaming
Was tearing me apart

The hatred
Deceiving
Disaster
It's over

Paint the mirrors black (to forget you)
I still picture your face
And the way you used to taste
Roses in a glass dead and wilted
To you this all was nothing
Everything to you is nothing

Well, you're so filthy
I'm better off without you
And you're better off without me
Well, I'm so ugly
You're better off without me
And I'm better off without

The lying
The bleeding
The screaming
Was tearing me apart

The hatred
The beatings
Disaster
It's over

As wicked as you are
You're beautiful to me
You're the darkest burning star
You're my perfect disease

The lying
The bleeding
The screaming
Was tearing me apart

The hatred
The beatings
It's over
Disaster

The lying
The bleeding
The screaming
Was tearing me apart

The hatred
The beatings
It's over
Disaster

It's over now...

05. A Place To Die

It's days like this I wish that I
Wish that I had stayed asleep
It's times like these that
Make it so difficult to be

The light at the end, the crack in the sky
There's no promise for release
No way for me to get away
And all I'm trying to do is breath

Searching for something more
Searching for something right
Searching for a sense of clarity
Searching for a place to die

Days like this I really wish
I really wish I wasn't me
It's times like this that make it hard
Makes it hard to fuckin' see

No light at the end, no crack in the sky
Everyone ends up deceased
A life like mine makes a man
Turns a grown man to a flea

Searching for something more
Searching for something right
Searching for a sense of clarity
Searching for a place to die

Piece by piece
I slowly fade away
I slowly drift apart
I see a different world
Closing in on the future
Sorry to be so cynical
But it's all I know
Piece by piece
I slowly start to change
I slowly start to change

It's days like this I wish that I
Wish that I had stayed asleep
It's times like these that
Make it so difficult to be

No light at the end, no crack in the sky
Everyone ends up deceased
A life like mine makes a man
Turns a grown man to a flea

Searching for something more
Searching for something right
Searching for a sense of clarity
Searching for a place to die

Searching for a place to die

06. The Devil's Own

The Devil's own
Why?!

Where did I go wrong?
Who was I supposed to be?
No matter what I've done
You've always criticized me

Where did I go wrong?
Who was I supposed to be?
When it's said and done
Will you remember?

Slap on the wrist, smack in the face
The family tree
Gave me a name and nothing more
Neglected seed, why?

It's because of you I'm broken
It's because of you I'm dead inside

I never asked to be here
It's because of you I'm godforsaken
I never wanted this
It's because of you I'm dead inside

Where did I go wrong?
Who was I supposed to be?
No matter what I've done,
You've always criticized me

What did I do wrong?
What was I supposed to be?
When it's said and done
Will you remember, me?

A happy home, a fairy tale
A broken dream
Gave me a life, then turned away
Killed everything, why?

It's because of you I'm broken
It's because of you I'm dead inside

I never asked to be here
It's because of you I'm godforsaken
I never wanted this
It's because of you I'm dead inside

I die!

Fuck!
You!

Father, bastard
I'm the Devil's very own
Mother, know not
Just who I've become

Father, hate me
For being all you're not
Mother's baby
I hate what I've become

I hate what I've become
I hate what I've become

It's because of you I'm broken
It's because of you I'm dead inside

Where did I go wrong?
Who was I supposed to be?
No matter what I've done
You've always criticized me

Where did I go wrong?
Who was I supposed to be?
When it's said and done
Will you remember me?

07. White Knuckles

Fuck it all!

Sick of being sick and tired
Sick of understanding
Tired of feeling sick to my stomach
Demons inside command me

They're saying crush it, break it, smash it
Fuckin' kill 'em all!
Laugh as it falls away
I won't dodge another silver bullet
Just to save a little face

I want you to know, I want you to see
I want you to look beyond your own eyes
Past your afflictions

How many people really care?
How many will be standing?
I'll light the match, the flame, the fuse, the bomb
Rescue the world from slavery

I wanna torch it, burn it, scorch it
Fuckin', stomp it out
Laugh as it blows away
I won't eat another rotten apple
Though I've grown to like the taste

I want you to know, I want you to see
I want you to look beyond your own eyes
Past your afflictions

I want you to hurt, want you to bleed
I want you to look beyond your own face
Past your infections

I'm taking back control with my knuckles
Taking back control with my knuckles
I'm taking back control with my knuckles
Taking back control with my knuckles

[Solo]

Smash it, burn it, break it, kill 'em all

I want you to know, I want you to see
I want you to look beyond your own eyes
Past your afflictions

I want you to hurt, want you to bleed
I want you to look beyond your own face
Past your infections

08. Can't Heal You

The deeper you get
The farther you fall down
The closer I get
The more you dissolve

You're lost inside
Your pale addictions
Bury you
With the demons in the ash

Can't heal you, don't want to
'Cause you can't save your fucking self
Can't heal you, don't need to
'Cause you won't save yourself

You are the one who made the decision
Stuck in a prison, shattered and broken
I am the one who expected to heal you
Save you from drowning in your endless nightmare

Blessed be
The disillusioned
The banished misfit
And the cursed hollow son

Can't heal you, I don't want to
'Cause you can't save yourself
Can't help you, don't need to
'Cause you won't save yourself

[Solo]

We're taught to perish
But fade away
Become the haunted
and die as slaves

Can't heal you, I don't want to
'Cause you can't save yourself
Can't help you, don't need to
'Cause you won't save yourself

Can't heal you, don't want to
'Cause you can't save your fucking self
Can't heal you, don't need to
'Cause you won't save yourself

09. Death Before Dishonor

To the haters, the takers, the liars
All the vultures and the bottom feeding scum
The FCC, the FBI and every tin God
With a badge and a gun

You talk and talk, you preach and bitch
But your words don't mean a thing
You get what you give, you give what you get
Just the way it's always been

I choose death before dishonor
I'd rather die than live down on my knees
Bury me like a soldier, with my dignity!

You imitate the ostracized
Put your head beneath the sand
Your cup it runneth over
Must be rough to live so grand

You reap what you sew, you pay what you owe
Unless you bathe yourself in greed
You rob and you take, your world is fake
There's no honor amongst the thieves

I choose death before dishonor
I'd rather die than live down on my knees
Bury me like a soldier, with my dignity!

Fuck!

You're self-righteous, self-pretentious
Your ways are not for me
You're deluded, so confused
Your world I dominate

I choose death before dishonor
I'd rather die than live down on my knees
Bury me like a soldier

Bury me! (Bury me!)
Bury me! (Bury me!)
Bury me! With my dignity!

10. Meet The Monster

It's not that complicated and you ain't gotta believe
They'll put me down in a hole before I let you succeed
I've never been complacent, I can't afford to be
I know you think you're special but you ain't nothin'

Can you read between the lines?
Or are you stuck in black and white?
Hope I'm on the list of people that you hate
It's time you met the monster that you have helped create

Boo!

You've pushed me one too many times
I'm sick of all of the fiction, we're gonna settle it
You've pushed me one too many times
I'm sick of all of the shit, I'm gonna settle it!

It's not that complicated and you ain't gotta believe
They'll put me down in a hole before I let you succeed
I've never been complacent, I can't afford to be
I know you think you're special but you ain't nothin'

Well there's nothing you can say to me now
And there's nothing you can do to stop me
It's hard not to be a menace to society
When half the population is happy on their knees

You've pushed me one too many times
I'm sick of all of the fiction, we're gonna settle it
You've pushed me one too many times
I'm sick of all of the shit, I'm here settle it

'Cause I can't take it anymore
I refuse to live this way

It's not that I don't care enough
It's not that I can't see
It's everything inside of me
That won't let me be you
It won't let me be you

It's not that complicated and you ain't gotta believe
They'll put me down in a hole before I let you succeed
I've never been complacent, I can't afford to be
I know you think you're special but you ain't nothin'

No, you ain't nothin'
And you'll never succeed
I know you think you're special
But you ain't nothin'

But you ain't nothin'

16. Stranger Than Fiction

It's stranger than fiction
How you've decayed
It must be so lonely
Lost within your ways

You're born alone, you die alone
The rest is yours to fill the gap
The world goes on without you here
Adjust or just collapse

Is this what you wanted to be
Alone standing by yourself
Is this all you wanted to be
Or was that a cry for help
By yourself, by yourself, by yourself

Verbal grenades, you throw inane
I can't believe you'd stoop so low
Of all the things you took away
I miss my mind the most

Is this what you wanted to be
Alone standing by yourself
Is this all you wanted to be
Or was that a cry for help
By yourself, by yourself, by yourself

Is this what you wanted to be
Alone standing by yourself
Is this all you wanted to be
Or was that a cry for help

Is this what you wanted to be
Alone standing by yourself
Is this all you wanted to be
Or was that a cry for help

It's stranger than fiction
How you've decayed
It must be so lonely
Lost within your ways