The Prophet's Song - Lyrics - Queen

Oh oh, people of the earth Listen to the warning, the seer he said "Beware the storm that gathers here. Listen to the wise man!" I dreamed I saw on a moonlit stair Spreading his hands on the multitude there A man who cried for a love gone stale And ice cold hearts of charity bare I watched as fear took the old men's gaze Hopes of the young in troubled graves I see no day, I heard him say "So gray is the face of every mortal!" Oh oh, people on the earth Listen to the warning, the prophet he said "For soon the cold of night will fall Summoned by your own hand!" Oh oh, children of the land Quicken to the new life Take my hand Fly and find the new green bough Return like the white dove He told of death as a bone white haze Taking the lost and the unloved babe Late, too late all the wretches run These kings of beasts now counting their days From mother's love is the son estranged Married his own, his precious gain The earth will shake, in two will break And death all around will be your dowry Oh oh, people of the earth Listen to the warning The seer he said, "For those who hear and mark my words Listen to the good plan." Oh oh... and two by two, my human zoo They'll be Running for to come Running for to come Out of the rain Flee for your life, who heed me not Let all your treasure make you fear for your life Deceive you not, the fires of hell will take you Should death await you Oh oh, people can you hear me? Oh, people can you hear me? And now I know, and now I know And now I know, and now I know And now I know that you can hear me Now I know, now I know Now I know, now I know Now I know, now I know The Earth will shake, in two will break... The Earth will shake, in two will break... The Earth will shake, in two will break... Death all around, around... Death all around, around... Death all around, around... Now I know, and now I know... Now I know, and now I know... Now I know, and now I know... Now I know, and now I know... Whoa oh, whoa oh Whoa oh, whoa oh Whoa oh, whoa oh Listen to the wise, listen to the wise Listen to the wise, listen to the wise man La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la Come here; aye, you Come here; aye, you Come here... Listen to the mad, listen to the mad Listen to the mad, listen to the mad Listen to the madman God give you grace to purge this place And peace all around may be your fortune Oh oh, children of the land Love is still the answer, take my hand The vision fades, a voice I hear "Listen to the madman!" But still I fear and still I dare not Laugh at the madman