I've felt the deadly grip of compromiseAnd fought to keep conviction burning in my eyesSurrender perseverance doesn't recognizeAnd with the light of each new day I'll find my wayBeneath the pulsing beat of neon heat and city streetsOr on a mountain side under moonlit sky with stars on highThe answer lies not so much in where you areBut destination and what you'll findInto the fire some would throw their livesAnd hope that with security and fear subsidesDreams and ambitions they would choose to hideA disregarded spirit leaves them empty insideInside of every man a master plan the high commandTruth to one's self is shelter from the storm and keeps the sin unbornThe greatest truth I've ever known has been where truth begins where fear endsHow sad a man could lose his destiny to the powers that be in this worldFor just outside this lifetime is a higher call stand or fallVictory is more than just securityAffluency has no jurisdiction over deathVictorious the man who stands his ground and won't go downBut offers to the cause his every breathI've felt the deadly grip of compromiseAnd fought to keep conviction burning in my eyesSurrender perserverence doesn't recognizeAnd with the light of each new day I'll find my wayI've seen the empty eyes, believing lies hypnotizedI stand uncompromised and await the new sunriseThe greatest truth I've ever known has beenwhere truth begins is where fear endsVictory is more than just securityAffluency has no jurisdiction over deathVictorious the man who stands his ground and won't go downBut offers to the cause his every breath