Equivalent Exchange (feat. Magnifuego)

Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return
To obtain something of equal value must be lost
That is alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange
In those days we really believed that to be the world's one and only truth

The boy who lost his precious mother
Too young to understand the cause
He took up the task to bring her back to life
They were determined to go, him and his brother

Mastered alchemy but it became my name
Sanctioned by the state to go inflicting pain

I've traveled to hell and beyond
Searching for that fateful stone
I've learned some things along the way
That I wish I didn't know

I had one objective
Now I'm fighting this war
To what ends will I go
To achieve my goal

What is it that I'm fighting for?
Who is it that I'm fighting for?

Mastered alchemy but it became my name
Sanctioned by the state that killed them all the same

I've traveled to hell and beyond
Searching for that fateful stone
I've learned some things along the way
That I wish I didn't know

I've seen the truth
I've learned the truth

I've seen hell on earth and what it's truly like
I've seen all the tortured souls and all who died
I've seen what's inside the stone with my own two eyes
I know now who the enemy is and where they truly lie

The forbidden act for which I paid the price
My arm and leg, and my brother's body
These constant sights of metal extremities
A constant reminder of the past

The law states that in order to obtain
You must give up something of equal value
Then what can possibly equate
To the value of a human soul

I've traveled to hell and beyond
Searching for that fateful stone
I've learned some things along the way
That I wish I didn't know