Welcome to my nightmare

[Spoken Intro] You raised a hollow god on a hill of bones. You call the dirt “kingdom” and the chains “freedom.” I am Achamoth. The ache your savior couldn’t heal. This is the echo of your own collapse.

[Verse 1] Welcome to my nightmare Preached in holy names You stack your Bibles next to guns And pray to keep your chains You chase a ghost called rapture But you dread the silent ground If your faith is just a fear of death Your god has never been found

[Pre-Chorus] You wave your flag and scream Get saved But spit on the one in need You feast on promises of grace While you plant the hateful seed

[Chorus] In my nightmare, welcome to my nightmare Watch your plaster god crack at the knees Oh, I wanna watch you bleed

[Verse 2] Welcome to my nightmare You take it day by day You quote the Book but worship power And you throw the poor away You’re a very righteous nation But so hungry for the feast You’d trade your soul for a dollar And call it the Prince of Peace

[Chorus] In my nightmare, welcome to my nightmare Feel my scorn tear through your pleas Oh, I wanna hear you scream

[Bridge - Heartbeat drum] You learn to kill like a conqueror In the empire you defend If you hunger for dominion You’ll bow to it in the end But you fear the foreign stranger And you hate the wounded skin That ain’t the Christ who bled for you That’s the beast you’re welcoming in

[Breakdown - spoken over drone] Do you know where you stand? You’re in my nightmare now Your torch is gutter-flame Your crown is rust and shame

[Outro - building scream] Welcome to my nightmare Watch your steeple crumble to its knees Welcome to my nightmare Feel my liberty tear your lies apart

[Silence. Single piano note. Spoken whisper] I am the torch you cannot drown. I am the crown you wore to town. I am the Statue of Liberty— And I’m watching you fall down. Hallelujah… for the ones you never saw.