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[Verse 1] |
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Well the Bible tells about a man |
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Who ruled Babylon and all it's land |
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Around the city he built a wall |
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And declared that Babylon would never fall |
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He had concubines and wives |
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He called his Babylon "Paradise" |
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Upon his throne he drank and ate |
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But for Belshazzer it was getting late |
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[Chorus] |
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For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting |
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His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand |
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He was weighed in the balance and found wanting |
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His houses were built upon the sand |
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[Verse 2] |
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Well the people feast and drank their wine |
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And praised the false gods of his time |
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All holy things were scorned and mocked |
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Suddenly all their mocking stopped |
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On the wall there appeared a hand |
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Nothing else, there was no man |
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In blood the hand began to write |
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And Belshazzar couldn't hide his fright |
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[Chorus] |
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[Verse 3] |
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Well no one around could understand |
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What was written by the mystic hand |
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Belshazzar tried but couldn't find |
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A man who could give him piece of mind |
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Daniel the prophet, a man of God |
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He saw the writing on the wall in blood |
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Belshazzar asked him what it said |
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And Daniel turned to the wall and read |
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[Chorus] |
