The quiet war has begun with silent weapons
And the new slavery is to keep the people
Poor and stupid; "Novus Ordo Seclorum"

How can there be any logic in biological war?
We all know this is wrong, but the New World Order's
Beating down the door
Oh, something needs to be done

There was a king (an evil king), who dreamt the wickedest of dreams
An ancient mystery no prophet could interpret
Of seven years of famine; the wolf is at my door
As predicted years ago: that that was, that is, that is no more

The word predicts the future and tells the truth about the past
Of how the world leaders will hail the new Pharaoh
The eighth false king to the throne
Washington is next!

Disengage their minds, sabotage their health
Promote sex, and war, and violence in the kindergartens
Blame the parents and teachers; it's their fault; "Annuit Coeptis"
Attack the church dynamic, attack the family
Keep the public undisciplined till nothing left is sacred, and
The "have-nots" get hooked and have to go to the "haves" just to cop a fix

I am the king (an evil king), who dreams the wickedest of dreams
An ancient mystery, nobody could interpret
Of seven empires falling; the wolf is at my door
As predicted years ago: that that was, that is, that is no more

The word predicts my future and tells the truth about my past
Of how the world's leaders are waiting to usher in
The eighth world power of modern Rome
Washington is next!

There was a king (an evil king), who dreamt the wickedest of dreams
An ancient mystery, no prophet could interpret
Of seven empires falling; the wolf is at my door
As predicted years ago: that that was, that is, that is no more

I am a king, and I dream the wildest dreams
And nobody could interpret
Seven empires falling; the wolf is at my door
Oh, that that was, that is, that is no more

There's something at my door, some ancient mystery
The future tells the truth about the past
And I'm the eighth false king to the throne
I've got you in my cross hairs; now, ain't that a bitch?

Washington, you're next!


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Washington Is Next! Lyrics as written by Dave Mustaine

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    there has been changes to the studio version

    The quiet war has begun with silent weapons And the new slavery is to keep the people Poor and stupid, "Novus Ordo Seclorum"

    How can there be any logic in biological war? We all know this is wrong, but the New World Order's Beating down the door, oh something needs to be done

    There was a King (an evil king) who dreamt the wickedest of dreams An ancient mystery no prophet could interpret Of seven years of famine, the wolf is at the door As predicted years ago, that that was, that is, that is no more

    The word predicts the future and tells the truth about the past Of how the world leaders would hail the new Pharaoh Eighth False King to the throne, Washington is Next!

    Disengage their minds, sabotage their health Promote sex, and war, and violence in the kindergartens Blame the parents and teachers; it's their fault, "Annuit Coeptis" Attack the church dynamic, attack the family Keep the public undisciplined till nothing left is sacred and The "have-nots" get hooked and have to go to the "haves" just to cop a fix

    I am the King(an evil king) who dreams the wickedest of dreams An ancient mystery nobody could interpret Of seven empires falling, the wolf is at my door As predicted years ago, that that was, that is, that is no more

    The word predicts my future and tells the truth about my past Of how the world leaders are waiting to usher in The Eighth world power of modern Rome, Washington is Next!

    There was a King (an evil king) who dreamt the wickedest of dreams An ancient mystery no prophet could interpret Of seven empires falling, the wolf is at my door As predicted years ago, that that was, that is, that is no more

    I am a King and I dream the wildest dreams, and nobody could interpret Seven empires fallen, the wolf is at my door Oh, that that was, that is, that is no more

    I've got you in my crosshairs An't that a bitch? Washington, you're next!

    Metal_Up_Ya_Ass_Jayon April 26, 2007   Link

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