| I'm reeling, fighting for breath | |
| Running on empty | |
| A fortress carved out of steel | |
| Black and surrounding | |
| No other survivors, the walls without end, | |
| So where have | |
| I come to? | |
| Welcome, hero, to | |
| Ryker Skies | |
| Where all your hopes are stored | |
| You can leave responsibilities in ruins at the door | |
| Get it knocked into your thick skull | |
| It's really not that hard | |
| It's a cast iron binding covenant | |
| And this is just the start | |
| There are insults and injuries | |
| You've heaped upon yourself | |
| But you play the victim | |
| While you pile the blame on someone else | |
| So before | |
| I state my intention to live or die | |
| I command your total attention | |
| In Ryker Skies | |
| They're unspoken, these accidents, | |
| They leave a bitter twist | |
| It's a no-win situation | |
| But I know you can't resist | |
| In walks trouble without a sound | |
| A deal across his face | |
| He's a won't-stop, screwtop work of art | |
| Mechancal disgrace | |
| So be sure you cast not a shadow | |
| As you walk by | |
| No, you won't be chasing no rainbows | |
| In Ryker Skies | |
| You'll never fly | |
| There was a time, it flashed on by | |
| Nohing to break the iron crown | |
| Tearing imagination down | |
| Strung out and overwhelmed | |
| I've had more than enough | |
| The wings of butterflies are made of sterner stuff | |
| With all those years to kill | |
| I'm yours until... | |
| So before | |
| I state my intention to live or die | |
| I command your total attention | |
| In Ryker Skies | |
| You'll never fly | |
| There was a time, it flashed on by | |
| In Ryker Skies |