I can see clearly nowa painful vision indeed
An attack on hallowed groundfrom high above
Alien to usthe species known as man
A serious threatin the eyes of the Elder

So heed my warningbefore our own existence falls near extinct
Our culture is lost in ancient mysterycovered in the sands of time

A sacred few survive the massacre this night
In secret they will meet a new society

Ten thousand years from nowa child will be born
I ve seen the visionthe writing on the wall
He ll walk the Earthtwo thousand years or more
Paving the wayfor mankind s fall

So there is hope you seebut we must act with great speed
Assemble the chosenthe ones to leadand morph them in the likeness of man

Oppressed for centuriesawait the prophecy
The child will set us freereclaim it rightfully

We ll take their identity and live among them free
All the whileplotting events that mold their history
We ll build the perfect beast with the knowledge that they seek
If it takes ten thousand yearswe never will retreat

Assassins we will bethrough human history
Jesus Christ to Kennedythe Domino Decree
Disciples of the Watchprepare the coming curse
If it takes ten thousand yearswe never will retreat

And soour world is doomedwe ll lay claim again some day
There is hopein the birth of oneso many centuries away

- Back to the Songs of the Album Prophecy

- Back to the Iced Earth's Albums