Your life passes you by
I live, you die
The arena is mine
I live, you dieEntry of the gladiators, 264 B.C.
The emperors and nobles have made a pawn of me
I battle slaves, end free men and wild blood thirsty beasts
The red sand surrounds me, so they can't see them bleedYour life passes you by
(I live, you die)
The Reaper is near
Again the arena is mine
(I live, you die)
I live, you dieSword drawn and battle ready, Trajan in command
Fight 'til death 100 days, corpses of 2000 men
The masses, they decide the fate of a fallen men
Thumbs down in drunken haste, life's taker and giver I amYour life passes you by
(I live, you die)
The Reaper is near
Again the arena is mine
(I live, you die)
I live, you dieInnocent children dressed like the sacred lamb
Taken for Nero's slaughter, as the people look away
To the pit dogs they are prey
The people look away, they look awayI live, you diePersecuted Christians in the blood soaked ring
Many over many lose their lives, peace to their soul it brings
The thrills from the kills, those that I have slain
Are keeping my heart pounding, I live another dayYour life passes you by
(I live, you die)
The Reaper is near
Again the arena is mine
(I live, you die)
I live againYour life passes you by
(I live, you die)
The Reaper is near
Again the arena is mine
(I live, you die)
I live, you dieDie, die, die