The Pinnacle (Part. 3: Derash)

I tried to grab Akiva’s garment before he took that step
We entered four, four different gates, and then Akiva left
They told me I am fire, they spoke in different tongues
But now I see the truth that’s hidden ‘neath the face of Metatron.

[Pre-Chorus:]
Akiva! betrayer, he left us for dead
We entered the garden succumbed to our dread
The angels, the faceless, the arms of Tiferet
Now your false form has been shed.

[Chorus:]
I must warn the others
From Jerusalem to Rome
There is no salvation hidden
On the steps of an ancient throne
We were born to be devoured by
The mouth of Metatron.

Young Ben-Azai claimed he would stand on guard
Before he vanished, taken by forces we could barely describe
Then Ben-Zuma snapped, his mind was crushed in despair
The thought of our souls being fed to the bride was too much to bare.

[Pre-Chorus:]
Akiva! betrayer, he left us for dead
We entered the garden succumbed to our dread
The angels, the faceless, the arms of Tiferet
Now your false form has been shed.

[Chorus:]
I must warn the others
From Jerusalem to Rome
There is no salvation hidden
On the steps of an ancient throne
We were born to be devoured by
The mouth of Metatron.

I’ve taken my broken and babbling partner
I’ve run down the spiral of white
“Akiva is mad, Akiva betrayed us”
Ben-Zuma is shouting in fright.

Ben-Azai is nowhere to be found
He has shed his body like cloth
Only Akiva still lingers
Only Akiva has forsaken his oath.

[Pre-Chorus:]
Akiva! betrayer, he left us for dead
We entered the garden succumbed to our dread
The angels, the faceless, the arms of Tiferet
Now your false form has been shed.

[Chorus:]
I must warn the others
From Jerusalem to Rome
There is no salvation hidden
On the steps of an ancient throne
We were born to be devoured by
The mouth of Metatron.