REVEREND LYRICS

1. Butcher Of Baghdad

Naughty, naughty, little boy
Grown up now still play with toys
Arm your soldiers, show your strength
Wave your colors to war's brink

Follow him - his banners fill the blood red sky
Preaching, beating
Pounding hatred into his people's minds

So damn us now, dictator rules
Making wise men play his fools
Sing his praises, the master calls to you

Feed the people all your lies
Gaining power at what price
Desert kingdoms in the sun
Now the bloodshed's just begun

In our veins flows blackest crude
The lifeblood of mankind
His hands upon our throat and balls
Now he starts to squeeze

So damn us now, dictator rules
Making wise men play his fools
Sing his praises, the master calls to you

Unsuspected fatal gasp
People die from mustard gas
Babies born from man-made wombs
Soldiers rape the healing rooms

Young men die for all your sins
In a war nobody wins
To pay for the atrocities
We'll bring you to your knees

So damn us now, dictator rules
Making wise men play his fools
Sing his praises, the master calls to you

2. Heaven On Earth

Swinging like a wrecking ball
Tearing down these four grey walls
Chains of slavery gone away
New aggressions, grave mistake

Show me all that I have missed
Trapped away in the abyss
A heart of stone, a madman's pain
A world so cold, defiance ensures gain

I've seen Hell, you all were there
Paying for what you've done to man
Your bodies raped, your souls all burned
The price you pay for Heaven on Earth

Deep in blood, repent my sins
Why ask God to forgive?
Jesus loves me, yes he does - Ha!
But Satan laughs, he knows he's won

Lay in the lion's den
Flesh is what you feed to them

I've seen Hell, you all were there
Paying for what you've done to man
Your bodies raped, your souls all burned
The price you pay for Heaven on Earth

Now lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take

The jaws of death open wide
To swallow those of us inside
The scales of justice far outweigh
The price of sin for which we pay

Heaven - Heaven on Earth

I've seen Hell, your souls are burned
The price you pay for Heaven on Earth

3. Fortunate Son

Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no

Yeah, yeah
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! y'all

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, one

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no no no

4. Blessings

Shine down a ray of hope – to vigil over me
Speaking words as they come
My heart knows what to say

Listen, I beg of you – before time slips away

Who's to say they're right or wrong
It's just something we must face
When ignorance fuels the firestorm
Giving guilt someone to blame

Listen, I beg of you – before time slips away
Free them and spare all of my pain

Take what you want from me
I'll die to set others free
But I know what your intentions hold
You'll be the death of hope

I laugh inside, you clip my wings
I sit and count my blessings
Cure in hand, you watch me bleed
As I close my eyes in eternal sleep

Into the ground they lower me
I pray someday you'll learn
That evil stalks our immunities
And pleasure bears a curse

Listen, I beg of you – before time slips away
Free them and spare all of my pain

Take what you want from me
I'll die to set others free
But I know what your intentions hold
You'll be the death of hope

I laugh inside, you clip my wings
I sit and count my blessings
Cure in hand, you watch me bleed
As I close my eyes in eternal sleep

5. Promised Land

Trust in me, my pretty one
Surrender all, you must succumb
The void awaits impatiently
As you pray the Lord your soul to keep

Close your eyes, take my hand
I'll take you where you've never been
Come and rest your weary head
As I lead you to the Promised Land

Down, down, now there's no way out
You see you've gone astray
You'll scream, and try to shout
Your lifetime torn and frayed

Drenched in sweat, your body cold
You leave behind your troubled world
All your anger, all your fears
Once in my arms, will disappear

Peaceful slumber beckoning
The lure of pleasure reckoning
Dreams of what you'll never have
Lie beyond the Promised Land

Down, down, now there's no way out
You see you've gone astray
You'll scream, and try to shout
Your lifetime torn and frayed

Come with me, I'm the man
Walk with me to the Promised Land

Down, down, now there's no way out
You see you've gone astray
You'll scream, and try to shout
Your lifetime torn and frayed

Down, down, now there's no way out
You see you're here to stay
You'll scream, and try to shout
Your life's been torn away

6. Play God

I hide what I feel inside
It seems better locked away
Mainline opinions - no middle ground in hate

Salted wounds bubble with pain
As we plummet deeper in our headstrong ways
We're seen for color, judged for race
It's a vicious circle man must face

Oh, to be free again, but no
We'd rather - Play God with violent intent
Play God in our twisted heads - Play God

Programmed at birth, for what it's worth
Truth we're not to see
A history that's handed down
A hatred you can't see

Games we play every day - they vary with the fool
Shape the thought, mold the crowd
Manipulate the tool

Oh, to be free again, but no
We'd rather - Play God with violent intent
Play God in our twisted heads
Play God nothing left to be said - Play God instead

When you know you've bought
Conditioned thought
Quick, run the other way
But for every one that sees the light
There's ten to take his place

We'll play God - Play God - Play God

7. Warp The Mind

Slide down a rail of razor blades
Bathe in acid rain
Your bed of nails, a good night's sleep
Old wounds reopening

They're pushing, provoking
They warp the mind - you must obey
And they're coming to take you away

Dying on a crucifix - you sadomasochist
Distorted visions of liberty
Denying all you know to be free

They're pushing, provoking
They warp the mind - you must obey
And they're coming to take you away

Beware of strangers bearing gifts
All they want is censorship
A smiling face can take you down
Pounding your head into the ground

They're pushing, provoking
They warp the mind - you must obey
And they're coming to take me away

8. What You're Looking For

Do you know what you're looking for?
Can't seem to get it right
If you saw it plain as day
You'd be blinded by the light

Can't you see what this does to me?
Suspicions start to grow
Toying with my confidence
What does the future hold?

Time won't wait this time
Please make up your mind

Don't let the world pass you by
Here's your morning wake-up call
One chance to see what sticks
When we're thrown against the wall

Time won't wait this time
Please make up your mind

Tight rope walking, light-speed talking
Speaking not a word
Are you afraid that chance you take
Might jeopardize your worth?

How far can you bend before
You break the live you got?
You think you know what's going on
What is or is not hot

Now our lives hang in the balance
Waiting for the word to go
All our bags are packed and ready
But still the door is closed

Time won't wait this time
Please make up your mind

9. Blackened Thrive

Brave with our words, yet sharp as a knife
So offensive to you, to others they inspire
These words I so abuse are called my Freedom of Speech
So listen if you like, but don't tell us what to speak

Do you know? Did you see my show?
Feed me controversy
And realize the blackened thrive
Ban me, I guarantee
I'll capitalize on your closed mind

Pray for your children, I'm here to take their souls
Hear my secret message, my marketing hoax
Denounce my name and tell all your folks
I'm the one last great Satanic game show host

Do you know? Did you see my show?
Feed me controversy
And realize the blackened thrive
Ban me, I guarantee
I'll capitalize on your closed mind

Never in you lifetime
Have you been in control
They used to cut our tongues out
Now they tell us "Vote!"
So righteous in your anger
We smell your slow decay
The people are all sick
Of everything you say

Do you know? Did you see my show?
Did you listen? Do you care?
Feed me controversy
And realize the blackened thrive
Ban me, I guarantee
I'll capitalize on your closed mind

The blackened thrive - the blackened thrive

10. Death Of Me

Look in my mind - tell me what you see there
Is it not dying? Oh, dying

Paradise - once belonged to me, yeah
And now it's dying - oh, dying

Force-fed culture, who am I?
Someone I may never find
And it'll be the death of me
It'll be the death of me

Look to the sky - the clouds rain down on me now
As if they're crying - oh, crying

The world's at war - our fight should be for peace
But no one is trying - oh, trying

Force-fed culture, who am I?
Someone I may never find
And it'll be the death of me
It'll be the death of me

I try and try so why can't I
Control this rage inside of me?
Now I hide behind these eyes
My innocence has died

Look in our world - tell me what you see there
Is it not dying? Oh, dying

Politics - should set our minds on fire
But they're all lying - oh, lying

Force-fed culture, who am I?
Someone I may never find
And it'll be the death of me
It'll be the death of me

I cannot see who I should be
And it will be the death of me
The death of me

11. Far Away

Silence is the only sound that I can hear
Trying to recall anything that was real
Numb through my veins,
Greet the coldness, I embrace
Take me far away from yesterday

Sift through my life
That lies shattered on the ground
Cutting my fingers, the pieces won't sort out
Turning away, I can never look back
Help me understand the reason why

Still the air is quiet
All the questions hang unanswered
Sitting by your resting place
I gaze into your past

Oh, tell me why you've left me here
Alone and by myself - together on that night
When Death called your name
And finally took you home







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