Asylums with doors open wide
  Where people could pay to see inside
  For entertainment they watch his body twist
  Behind his eyes he says: I still exist
  This is the way - step inside --
  
  In arenas he kills for a prize
  Wins a minute to add to his life
  But the sickness is drowned by cries for more
  Pray to God, make it quick - watch him fall
  This is the way - step inside --
  
  This is the way --
  This is the way - step inside --
  
  You'll see the horrors of a faraway place
  Meet the architects of law face to face
  See mass murder on a scale you've never seen
  And all the ones who try hard to succeed
  This is the way - step inside --
  
  The studio version ends with the following:
  And I picked on the whims of a thousand or more
  Still pursuing the path that's been buried for years
  All the dead wood from jungles and cities on fire
  Can't replace or relate - can't release or repair
  Take my hand and I'll show you what was and will be
  
  This is replaced on the live versions by the following:
  This is the way --
  This is the way - step inside --
  Step inside - step inside
  Wanna see some more? step inside --