The Preacher

Prophetic Echoes: Testament's 'The Preacher' Unveils a Sinful Past and War's Omen
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Lyrics

In days of old

In the past

When the books were untold

When knowledge was hidden

Speak of a world crushed by sin.

Describing a world oppressed by sin

"The people will mourn

Prophesying that people will grieve

of a war to be born"

Anticipating a forthcoming war

Nobody would listen to him.

No one paid attention to his warnings

Think back in time

Reflecting on the past

When the future you find

When the future is uncertain

Is so faint that it's too hard to see.

The future is unclear and challenging to perceive

Don't disavow his word

Do not reject or ignore his message

For the truth must be heard

Because the truth needs to be acknowledged

Cause the preacher tells visions he sees.

The preacher shares visions he has witnessed


In 1906

Referring to the year 1906

Like the future predicts

Predicting the future

The city will crumble to the bay

Foreseeing the city's destruction into the bay

Then what's in store

Questioning what will happen when nations go to war

When the worlds go to war?

Peace will only come after the war is over

Peace will have come another day

Then came the one

Referring to a significant figure in 1941

In the year of '41

Warfare will illuminate the sky

Warfare would light up the sky

Answering the call of the future for everyone

He beckoned the call

Blinded by the visions in his eyes

Of the future for all

Blinded by what's in his eyes

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In days of old

Repeating the theme of the past

When the books were untold

When knowledge was hidden

Speak of a world crushed by sin.

Describing a world oppressed by sin

"The people will mourn

Prophesying that people will grieve

of a war to be born"

Anticipating a forthcoming war

Nobody would listen to him.

No one paid attention to his warnings

Think back in time

Reflecting on the past

When the future you find

When the future is uncertain

Is so faint that it's too hard to see.

The future is unclear and challenging to perceive

Don't disavow his word

Do not reject or ignore his message

For the truth must be heard

Because the truth needs to be acknowledged

Cause the preacher tells visions he sees.

The preacher shares visions he has witnessed


Listen to these words I preach

Listen to the warnings and teachings

Catastrophic lessons they shall teach

These lessons are of catastrophic nature


Listen to these words I preach

Reiteration of the importance of listening

Catastrophic lessons they shall teach

The lessons imparted will be of disastrous consequences

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