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Fates Warning Lyrics
why is it some of us are destined to stay alive
and some of us are here just so that we'll die
how come the bullet hits the other guy
do we have to try and reason why
chorus
be it the devil or be it him
you can count on just one thing
when the time is up you'll know
not just one power runs the show
are we the lucky ones saved for another day
or they the lucky ones who are taken away
is it a hand on your shoulder from the lord above
or the devil himself come to give you a shove
chorus
a volcano erupts and sweeps a town away
a hurricane devastates the cities in its way
the grief and misery for the ones that are left behind
the worst is yet to come a hell to face mankind
and some of us are here just so that we'll die
how come the bullet hits the other guy
do we have to try and reason why
be it the devil or be it him
you can count on just one thing
when the time is up you'll know
not just one power runs the show
or they the lucky ones who are taken away
is it a hand on your shoulder from the lord above
or the devil himself come to give you a shove
a hurricane devastates the cities in its way
the grief and misery for the ones that are left behind
the worst is yet to come a hell to face mankind
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MWAHAHAHA! Impending doom people
One has to wonder if the title was inspired by the BAND Fates Warning, who, in their early days, counted Iron Maiden as one of their main influences...
It's simply about good and evil, and that we have both traits in us as human beings. The last line in the chorus says it all. "Not just one power runs the show." Where we end up in the afterlife depends on how good or bad we are in our lives.