Iced Earth
A Gift or a Curse?
[Verse 1 – Matt Barlow & Jon Schaffer]
I feel a heavy burden
A million souls upon me weigh

Though I've felt uncertain
The more revealed, I've found my way

[Chorus – Matt Barlow & Jon Schaffer]
[Both]
Am I a gift, am I a curse?
I'm one and all of God and Earth

[Verse 2 – Matt Barlow & Jon Schaffer]
And as the Order guides me
The trials beckon brutal days

The art of the travelers
The ghost dance and the shifter's way

[Chorus – Matt Barlow & Jon Schaffer]
[Both]
Am I a gift, am I a curse?
I'm one and all of God and Earth

[Verse 3 – Matt Barlow & Jon Schaffer]
At times there's doubt within me
To ask as much of one so young
Yet I believe in the prophecy
And the framing that's been done

[Bridge – Matt Barlow & Both]
And I know I possess the strength
They've molded me from birth
The catalyst of all that's planned
Cleansing man from Earth
Inject the venom into my veins
Of the vile beasts of Earth
The transformation now takes place
The shifter's art is learned
The Dimension Gauntlet lies ahead
I master every age
I am a God that walks the Earth
The embodiment of rage

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4 – Matt Barlow & Jon Schaffer]
Now the trials are over
I am complete, what I was born to be

The crown awaits the chosen
And I begin my destiny
[Chorus – Matt Barlow & Jon Schaffer]
[Both]
I am a gift, I am a curse
One and all a God on Earth

[Instrumental Outro]