This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
PROPHECY
I see the Red Sea part in front of me
I see the desert clouds bleed above me
I'm with the prophets on the final destiny
We'll fight the heathens and the ghost enemy
This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy
I see the money beggars on the last temptation
We're marching now through the devastation
I'm with the prophets on a mission of salvation
Cities falling, nations falling nations
This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy
I see the new millennium tribal warfare
I see them blind sheep going nowhere
The new exodus, just like they said
I see the crown of thorns, you know I was there
This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy
I see the times in this armaggideon
I see the flag of the conquering lion
I must reach the mountains of Zion
I'm with the prophets and the prophecy goes on
This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy
New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war
I see the Red Sea part in front of me
I see the desert clouds bleed above me
I'm with the prophets on the final destiny
We'll fight the heathens and the ghost enemy
This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy
I see the money beggars on the last temptation
We're marching now through the devastation
I'm with the prophets on a mission of salvation
Cities falling, nations falling nations
This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy
I see the new millennium tribal warfare
I see them blind sheep going nowhere
The new exodus, just like they said
I see the crown of thorns, you know I was there
This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy
I see the times in this armaggideon
I see the flag of the conquering lion
I must reach the mountains of Zion
I'm with the prophets and the prophecy goes on
This is the prophecy
This is the prophecy
New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war
New millennium tribal war
Lyrics submitted by BlueHellBoy
Prophecy Lyrics as written by Massimiliano A. Cavalera
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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my cousin mentioned christian death-rock and i laughed for about 20 minutes. than i went out and bought this cd and laughed for 20 more. christian-death-rock. pfffff. oxymoron
i dunno really wut this song means, but its pretty cool, one of my favorites.
I don't think this is 'christian-death-rock'. I think it's actually anti-religious, hence the line: I see them blind sheep going nowhere but yeah, great song
it think it has some thing to do with native americans...? if youve seen the video youll know what i mean. btw- kickass song! the beginning is killer
This song is not anti-religious, it is very biblical. Jaxx tonight!!!
This song is not anti-religious, it is very biblical. Jaxx tonight!!!
max is real spiritual, um............. yep i wish i was too its hard being religious today in a world full of fuckheads.
Max is great. Especially live.
max wants you to grab a spear and start stabbing corporate america
go minions go
love ya maxibon
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I love the intro riff of this song. I don't understand how you can hold Max's spirituality against him even if you don't agree with what he says. For me the lyrics portray an apocalytic nigtmare that resonates in the current environment of fear and bloodshed.