Heresy

Begin the final chapter,
having looked ahead to reveal the ending
But when the dust has settled,
nothing is the same, space and time transcending

Heresy - challenge the wisdom of the rulers drunk with power
Blasphemy - making a mockery of all that's been decreed
And everything that we believe to be

The good and faithful leader,
trusted by the flock, leads the sheep to slaughter
Will all the signs and wonders.
tested by the flame, turn to ash and water?

In the mist of illusion and the cloak of deceit
Speaking words of the prophets 'til the lie is complete