John the Revelator, put him in an elevator
Take him up to the highest high
Take him up to the top where the mountains stop
Let him tell his book of lies
John the Revelator, he's a smooth operator
It's time we cut him down to size
Take him by the hand And put him on the stand
Let us hear his alibis
By claiming God as his only rock
He's stealing a God from the Israelite
Stealing a God from a Muslim, too
There is only one God through and through
Seven lies, multiplied by seven, multiplied by seven again
Seven angels with seven trumpets
Send them home on the morning train
Well, who's that shouting?
John the Revelator
All he ever gives us is pain
Well, who's that shouting?
John the Revelator
He should bow his head in shame
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Seven lies, multiplied by seven, multiplied by seven again
Seven angels with seven trumpets
Send them home on the morning train
Well, who's that shouting?
John the Revelator
All he ever gives us is pain
Well, who's that shouting?
John the Revelator
He should bow his head in shame
Bye-bye
Bye-bye (John the Revelator)
Bye-bye (John the Revelator)
Bye-bye (John the Revelator)
Take him up to the highest high
Take him up to the top where the mountains stop
Let him tell his book of lies
John the Revelator, he's a smooth operator
It's time we cut him down to size
Take him by the hand And put him on the stand
Let us hear his alibis
By claiming God as his only rock
He's stealing a God from the Israelite
Stealing a God from a Muslim, too
There is only one God through and through
Seven lies, multiplied by seven, multiplied by seven again
Seven angels with seven trumpets
Send them home on the morning train
Well, who's that shouting?
John the Revelator
All he ever gives us is pain
Well, who's that shouting?
John the Revelator
He should bow his head in shame
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Seven lies, multiplied by seven, multiplied by seven again
Seven angels with seven trumpets
Send them home on the morning train
Well, who's that shouting?
John the Revelator
All he ever gives us is pain
Well, who's that shouting?
John the Revelator
He should bow his head in shame
Bye-bye
Bye-bye (John the Revelator)
Bye-bye (John the Revelator)
Bye-bye (John the Revelator)
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John the Revelator Lyrics as written by Martin Gore
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Um... Revelation has many more than 7 chapters... 21, was it? Anyhow, songs that rant like this really get on my nerves. They should go back to the 70s where they belong. "smooth operator"?? seriously. This is one of the weakest DM songs ever.
Revelation is composed of three sets of 7 judgements. The trumpets the seals and the bowls. There are several views as to the order of these judgements. 1) trumpet 1, bowl 1, and seal 1 all happen at the same time. 2) I don't remember, do some research. 3) The 7th trumpet judgement is the seal judgements, and the 7th seal judgement is the bowl judgements. (I could be wrong about the order here) In this view, all the judgements follow consecutively, as the book is written. There are several other views that see the judgements as being past (amillenial is one of them), or from the past even as seen by John. I hope this has been an educational experience for you.