Plagues of Babylon - Lyrics - Iced Earth

Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. It was formed in 1985 under the name Purgatory by guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer and original drummer Greg Seymour. Iced Earth released their debut album in 1990, have since released eleven studio albums, four EPs, three compilations, three box sets, three live albums and one cover album.

We lie in wait, the time is drawing near Earth crisis all too clear The human virus starting to awake So we must manipulate We can't accept this human threat The power structure is intact As gods on earth we will forsake We must release the plague So if you're asking yourself, why? Your eyes are blind to the raging storm Will they cleanse the earth of humanity? Unleash the plagues of Babylon? Compliance Submission Cowards led astray Traitors Liars Deceivers have their way "And this shall be the plague with which The gods will strike all the people That wage war against them, Their flesh will rot while They are standing on their feet, Their eyes will rot in their sockets, And their tongues will rot in their mouths" There's no escape, they feed from our hands Our minions plot as they make their stand As gods on earth, we have foreseen We'll make the peasants bleed So if you're asking yourself, why? Your eyes are blind to the raging storm Will they cleanse the earth of humanity? Unleash the plagues of Babylon?