Babylon the Great by Brennan Kelly

"The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet." (Nahum 1:3)

Lyrics:

Chorus
Fallen! Fallen! Babylon the Great
A dwelling place for demons, such a horrible estate
Media spews out lies, mouth of an evil beast
Babylon’s gonna fall, can’t you hear that angel call?

Fallen! Fallen! Babylon the Great
A dwelling place for demons, such a horrible estate
Media spews out lies, mouth of an evil beast
Babylon’s gonna fall, can’t you hear that angel call?

Verse 1
Yeah she held a golden cup, filled with nasty luxuries
Drunk with the blood of the saints, make a grown man fall and faint
Nations got their fill, drank of all her adulteries
Corporations payed her bills, received excessive luxuries
Politicians happy still, complicit just to rest at ease
Greater greater still, Jesus Jesus King of Kings

World powers and economies, From Mexico to Tripoli
Over to the south China Sea, And back around to New York city
Politicians sold out nations, Wealth and money go the best of em
All for some pleasure filled vacations, Sex and slavery got the rest of em

Blackmailed, Got railed, You failed
Now whose gonna set you free? In the darkness you can’t see
You alone are not strong enough, They have the camera and all your stuff
In public you act strong and tough, But in private your feet and hands are cuffed
Who’s gonna set you free

Chorus
Fallen! Fallen! Babylon the Great
A dwelling place for demons, such a horrible estate
Media spews out lies, mouth of an evil beast
Babylon’s gonna fall, can’t you hear that angel call?

Fallen! Fallen! Babylon the Great
A dwelling place for demons, such a horrible estate
Media spews out lies, mouth of an evil beast
Babylon’s gonna fall, can’t you hear that angel call?

Verse 2
She sat on many waters, Many nations tribes and tongue
Many people sons and daughters, trade and commerce had begun
Her ships sailed the seas to every nation’s door
What wealth they all acquired through all she had kept in store
Songs were sung in her and music played in plenty
Through Hollywood and radio and beautiful celebrity

And rulers shared her cup, honey dripping from their lips
They gained excessive power with every nasty sip
Why would they think this was ok? Holding tightly to their ways
They held so many secrets even human beings sold as slaves

But now all stand afar appalled at what they see
It cannot be described there is nothing more to say
For through her magic spell nations were led astray
But now the smoke arises, on her great and final day

Chorus
Fallen! Fallen! Babylon the Great
A dwelling place for demons, such a horrible estate
Media spews out lies, mouth of an evil beast
Babylon’s gonna fall, can’t you hear that angel call?

Fallen! Fallen! Babylon the Great
A dwelling place for demons, such a horrible estate
Media spews out lies, mouth of an evil beast
Babylon’s gonna fall, can’t you hear that angel call?

Bridge
Woe to you Great City
Oh mighty Babylon
In one hour doom has come
Now your swept away and gone

Come out of her my people
Do not share in her ways
Her sins have stacked to heaven
Pay her back for all her ways

Verse 3
Now Babylon was fallen and her people cried and wept
Such riches and such luxuries the prostitute had kept
But corrupt to the core were her most important people
Astonished they were weeping at her great and fallen steeple
Now let all the powers in heaven and high up places see
All the rulers here on earth over nation states that be

God’s arm is not short it is actually very long
His arm is not weak it is actually very strong

Glory Glory
Glory in the highest
Peace to all you people
On whom his favor rests

Glory Glory
Highest heavenly glory
Let it cover the oceans waters, the earth and sky and seas
As we make the final offering holy and pleasing to the lord
Through Jesus’ holy altar, offered all in one accord

Outro
I place my body as an offering
Upon your holy alter
And all I’ve got to say is let it burn baby burn