The Preacher Lyrics

Lyric discussion by adipe 

Cover art for The Preacher lyrics by TestAmenT

"Like the future predicts" - finding meaning, a posteriori style, for an obscure prophecy... written some ~2k years ago perhaps?

"Warfare would light up the sky He beckoned the call" - the 'warfare' beckoned the call, the prophecy is fulfilled once again. the total destruction did not occur back then, in 66-73 A.D. but is somehow sought of (many of) us. guns don't kill people, we do (our foolishness/mentality/gullibility). like leonard cohen said: 'did you go crazy or did you report?' (on the day they wounded your hometown or whatever)'...

"The people will mourn of a war to be born" - they will mourn because the new religion would preach empire expansion by excuse of spreading the gospel. the new hybrid saviour would really be an apollyion. bellum omnium erga omnes. like my dying bride entitled one of their songs: "my hope, the destroyer". apollyon/abaddon/destruction (personified). careful what you wish... people will mourn because of the holy war endeavoured/provoked by them.

"Think back in time When the future you find Is so faint that it's too hard to see." - the present you live in is so obscure to understand because some veil was pulled over your eyes so you would not see your husband on your christmas eve. nimrod ben shit.

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what i like best about testament is their jazz-like humour. brandy new testament.

but i may be wrong. maybe the moon is made of cheese. or it's just a sun at night, so when you walk in golden halls you get to keep the prophecy that fails, it's heaven and hell, pasta and cheese. spaghetti monster.

in the beginning was the cookie and the cookie was where's it's at: at the cookie monster. the monster was pithagoras and the snake was a triangular number, ready to strike the infidel really hard. spank the infidel wherever it may be found.

oh, the pain... the shining... i hope my prophecy am not disappoint you.