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Washington Is Next!

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The quiet war has begun with silent weapons
And the new slavery is to keep the people
Poor and stupid, ï¿½Novus Ordo Seclorusï¿½

How can there be any logic in biological war?
We all know this is wrong, but the New World Orderï¿½s
Beating down the door, oh something needs to be done

There was a King who had a dream with no idea
What it could mean and nobody could interpret
Of seven empires falling, 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 are waiting to usher in 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; itï¿½s their fault, ï¿½Annuit Coeptisï¿½
Attack the church dynamic, attack the family
Keep the public undisciplined till nothing left is sacred and
The ï¿½have-notsï¿½ get hooked and have to go to the ï¿½havesï¿½ just to cop a fix

I am a King who had a dream with no idea
What it could mean and 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 the future and tells the truth about the past
Of how the world leaders are waiting to see me
Iï¿½m the Eighth False King to the throne, Washington is Next!

There was a King who had a dream with no idea
What it could mean and nobody could interpret
Of seven empires fallen, the wolf is at the door
As predicted years ago, that that was, that is, that is no more

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

The future tells the truth about the past
Iï¿½m the Eighth False King to the throne, the temple of Zeus
Iï¿½ve got you in my crosshairs, now, ainï¿½t that a bitch?

Washington, you're next!

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vashts80 On Oct 21, 2006

A Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)

Mechanix

Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

In My Darkest Hour

Sweating Bullets

The quiet war has begun with silent weapons
And the new slavery is to keep the people
Poor and stupid, ï¿½Novus Ordo Seclorusï¿½

How can there be any logic in biological war?
We all know this is wrong, but the New World Orderï¿½s
Beating down the door, oh something needs to be done

The word predicts the future and tells the truth about the past
Of how the world leaders are waiting to usher in the
Eighth False King to the throne, Washington is Next!

I am a King who had a dream with no idea
What it could mean and 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 the future and tells the truth about the past
Of how the world leaders are waiting to see me
Iï¿½m the Eighth False King to the throne, Washington is Next!

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

The future tells the truth about the past
Iï¿½m the Eighth False King to the throne, the temple of Zeus
Iï¿½ve got you in my crosshairs, now, ainï¿½t that a bitch?

Washington, you're next!

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by kokoutsu

19y ago

"The new slavery is to keep the people poor and stupid" is my favorite line in the song. It's about how the government uses the news media to brainwash people while the corporations that run the country influence politicians with monetary contributions to economically and socially oppress the American people. If we all spend our money on frivolous things we don't need and spend our spare time watching television, thus being kept "poor and stupid" we'll have no means to change. I really like the line about the "have nots" and "haves" like pre-communist Russia. In the U.S. today we live in a society of haves and have-nots and there are devices in place within our media communications systems to ensure that the rich get richer as the poor continue to be poor.

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by Metal_Up_Ya_Ass_Jay

19y ago

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!

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!

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by invader_kibby

19y ago

I think there's a lot more to the song.

I think this song looks into the past at all the horrible things that have happened to us (WW1, WW2, etc.) and then looks into the future asking 'Has anything really changed? Has it really? Or are we just telling ourselves that?'.

'The quiet war has begun with silent weapons' That sounds like the Cold War.

Anyway... This song is awesome! It just makes me want to jump up and start head banging!

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by eloi999

18y ago

The song relates to Bible prophecy.

'Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars' is a document that was allegedly found in an IBM copier that had been purchased at a surplus sale. It is an 'elite blueprint' that gives plans for biological warfare, economic engineering and killing off the public. http://www.paranoiamagazine.com/silentweapons.html

'Novus Ordo Seclorum' is Latin for New Order of the Ages or 'New World Order'. It appears on the US Great Seal and the back of the dollar bill.

'Annuit Coeptis' is Latin for 'He has favored our undertakings' and is also on the Great Seal.

In Genesis 41 of the Bible the Pharoah had a dream about seven skinny cows eating seven fat cows, and seven thin ears of corn swallowing up seven plump ears of corn. The Pharoah is the 'evil king' and that dream is 'the wickedest of dreams'. In this story 'no prophet could interpret' the dream until Joseph was sent for, and he told the Pharoah that the dream was a prophecy of 'seven years of famine'.

This song interprets this part of the Bible as not just referring to the past, but predicting the future: 'The word predicts the future and tells the truth about the past'.

The lines 'Of how the world leaders are waiting to usher in the Eighth False King to the throne' refer to a prophecy in the book of Revelation:

"And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space." -Revelation 17:10

'Oh, that that was, that is, that is no more' comes from the next verse: "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." -Revelation 17:11

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by lynchie3000 15y ago

Good stuff, a few more:

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"Of seven empires falling"
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"Of seven empires falling"
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From: Deuteronomy 7:1-3, regarding the Promised Land:
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From: Deuteronomy 7:1-3, regarding the Promised Land:

"When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before thee ... seven nations greater and mightier than thou; and when the LORD thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them"

From: The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion

"the wolf is at...

"the wolf is at my door" Protocol 11: "The GOYIM are a flock of sheep, and we are their wolves. And you know what happens when the wolves get hold of the flock?"
"attack the family" Protocol 10: "we shall destroy among the GOYIM the importance of the family and its educational value and remove the possibility of individual minds splitting off"
"Attack the church dynamic" Protocol 14: 1. "When we come into our kingdom it will be undesirable for us that there should exist any other religion than ours ... We must therefore sweep away all other forms of belief."
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Our philosophers will discuss all the shortcomings of the various beliefs of the "GOYIM," Protocol 17: 2. We have long past taken care to discredit the priesthood of the "goyim,"

When the time comes finally to destroy the papal court the finger of an invisible hand will point the nations towards this court

"Promote sex, and war, and violence in the kindergartens." (I could provided dozens of examples from the Talmud, for this but to keep it short, here's just two):
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"Pederasty (sex with a boy) with a child below 9 years of age is not deemed as pederasty with a child above that. Samuel said: Pederasty with a child below three years is not treated as with a child above that ... (24) Rab makes nine years the minimum; but if one committed sodomy with a child of lesser age, no guilt is incurred. Samuel makes three the minimum"

Sanhedrin 54b: http://www.halakhah.com/sanhedrin/sanhedrin_54.html

When a grown-up man has intercourse with a little girl it is nothing, for when the girl is less than this (6) (6. less than three years old) it is as if one puts the finger into the eye (7) (7. tears come to the eye again and again, so does virginity come back to the little girl under three years)

Kethuboth 11b: http://www.halakhah.com/kethuboth/kethuboth_11.html

"The "have-nots" get hooked and have to go to the "haves" just to cop a fix" PROTOCOL No. 20: "30. What also indeed is, in substance, a loan, especially a foreign loan? A loan is - an issue of government bills of exchange containing a percentage obligation commensurate to the sum of the loan capital. If the loan bears a charge of 5 per cent, then in twenty years the State vainly pays away in interest a sum equal to the loan borrowed, in forty years it is paying a double sum, in sixty - treble, and all the while the debt remains an unpaid debt."
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Good stuff, a few more:

>>>> "Of seven empires falling"

From: Deuteronomy 7:1-3, regarding the Promised Land:

From: The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion

>>>> "the wolf is at my door"
Protocol 11: "The GOYIM are a flock of sheep, and we are their wolves. And you know what happens when the wolves get hold of the flock?"

>>>> "attack the family"
Protocol 10: "we shall destroy among the GOYIM the importance of the family and its educational value and remove the possibility of individual minds splitting off"

>>>> "Attack the church dynamic"
Protocol 14: 1. "When we come into our kingdom it will be undesirable for us that there should exist any other religion than ours ... We must therefore sweep away all other forms of belief."
4. Our philosophers will discuss all the shortcomings of the various beliefs of the "GOYIM,"
Protocol 17: 2. We have long past taken care to discredit the priesthood of the "goyim,"
3. When the time comes finally to destroy the papal court the finger of an invisible hand will point the nations towards this court

>>>> "Promote sex, and war, and violence in the kindergartens."
(I could provided dozens of examples from the Talmud, for this but to keep it short, here's just two):

>>>> "The "have-nots" get hooked and have to go to the "haves" just to cop a fix"
PROTOCOL No. 20: "30. What also indeed is, in substance, a loan, especially a foreign loan? A loan is - an issue of government bills of exchange containing a percentage obligation commensurate to the sum of the loan capital. If the loan bears a charge of 5 per cent, then in twenty years the State vainly pays away in interest a sum equal to the loan borrowed, in forty years it is paying a double sum, in sixty - treble, and all the while the debt remains an unpaid debt."

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by motorheadbanger

19y ago

I love this song. I like how Dave's voice has changed live. Big props to 'deth for another classic.

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by stlrams

19y ago

27 days till UA

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by ForthesakeofRevenge

19y ago

THank you very much, I've been pulling my hair out trying to find the studio version, and listening to these stupid bastards that don't understand Daves sarcasm. ugh what a releif, thanks mate.

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by DeathRider

19y ago

Holy SHIT! I absolutely love this song! This gonna be one of the BEST albums they've made in a loooong time. No doubt. I think it will be a close second to Rust In Peace. I've already preordered my copy! May 15 can't come soon enough!

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by sithlink

19y ago

Metal's Lyrics are right, the song is up on the Megadeth Website.

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by DeathRider

19y ago

Hey... Has anyone else noticed that some of the riffs sound very similar to their old song Tornado Of Souls? Found it kinda odd. Not that it's a bad thing, mind you! At first listen, they sound nothing alike, but if you listen very closely, they do. It's kinda cool how Megadeth is creative enough to take one song's sound, reuse it 17 years later, and come up with something totally different.

As far as what the song means... Sounds like a song about the birth of a new totalitarian government in, you guessed it, Washington. I think it has something to do with the idea that all governments eventually become power-hungry oppressors, even if temporarily.

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