
…the smoke starts a-swelling
I got swollen fingers that play on some strings
Bound up with rings that all signify things
And the greatest of recompense…
…it to your hand
And lets you take it for granted
I got swollen fingers that play on some strings
Bound up with rings that all signify things
And the greatest of recompense
In all of this diffidence
Drains from my hands as it swells
In my brain…

…inside of me
That specter of recompense
It's a sound I've heard ever since
Amidst the endless mortal strife
And the constantly dying…

Your friends will say
It's self defense
With no hope of recompense
And anyway it makes no sense
The way you hurt me baby
You…

…for us, but we refuse to be saved
So busy drowning in sin, so many truths we've betrayed
So many people we've hurt, never thinking bout that Day
That Day of Recompense…

…if for any advice
Gray can't fade the portrait on the easel
Light can't find a lamp already on
The city in time
Delays a sense of recompense…

This joke I've made at my own expense has long since worn thin
And yet by way of recompense
you respond with a wink and a knowing grin
Going through a lean period
A decidedly mean period…

…veins
Through our veins
When you're losing control
You hope I will act just the same
Just the same
There's no intention of recompense…

…and we've gone to great expense
To orchestrate, negotiate your form of recompense
Now come on!
I see the morning sun…

…terrified, seeking some solace
I'm pulling your flag down
And I wanna speak clearly
Without fear of recompense
And I want you…

Your friends will say it's self defense
With no hope of recompense
And anyway it makes no sense
The way you hurt me baby
You…

…hopes and doubts of recompense rest on your silver tongue
The silky tone you say goodbye awakes the nightmare past
The words you…

…of rest?
My sword shall be bathed in heav-en
The sword of The Lord
Is filled with blood
It is the day
Of His vengeance
The year of recompense…
…the breath,
The first long breath of freedom; when the flower
Of Recompense hath flutter'd to our feet…

…of the worlds -
3. The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
4. Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
5. It is You we worship and You we ask…