Beyond Grace - Dark Forest Doctrine Lyrics

These are desperate times
Demanding desperate measures in kind
Callous decisions, ruthless ambitions
Fear the other, fear the stranger
Watch the skies and watch your neighbour
Show no mercy to the traitor, and no remorse
We view the world in black and white
A world where only might makes right
A place of brutal need, with no pity for the weak
Where safety is not certain, and kindness is a burden
And survival is not guaranteed
There is a price
For every choice we make, for every decision, and every mistake
There is a cost, and you must decide, what are you willing to do to survive?
Now the blood is in the water, and the wolves are at the gate
And the ones who were the hunters are now hunted by their prey
Kill or be killed is now the law
Compassion is a weakness we cannot afford
There is a price
For every choice we make, for every decision, and every mistake
There is a cost, and you must decide, what are you willing to do to survive?
Action breeds reaction and provokes retaliation, feeding the
Cycle of suspicion that has driven us too far
Callous calculations, and the coldest of equations, weaving a
Self-destructive pattern til our mutual destruction has been assured
A price for everything, for everything a price
A bloody toll to pay, for every virtue, every vice
And now the time has come for us to choose our side
Because there is no room for weakness among us
And only the strong will survive
Dark forest doctrine
Dark forest doctrine
Dark forest doctrine
This is the only way
You're either predator or prey