False Prophet

1
Strange things have started happening — behind my eyes again
The blues have started walkin — like a resurrected man
The devil come up runnin — said you gotta let me in
I heard Judas is a comin and I can’t face him again

2
Stranger by the hour — stranger by the day
Most folks don’t believe in — a word you got to say
But I know where they laid him — I know just where it’s at
I know an empty throne where holy kings have sat

3
Darkness in the daytime — sun shine bright at night
They say they’ll give ya freedom — as noose they’re pulling tight
Their knives keep getting sharper — your wits are growing dull
The cattle call out slaughter as wise men whisper cull

4
Moving on the water — your spirit null and void
Searching for life’s meaning — in a grave of celluloid
Why seek ye the living — out here among the dead?
Why seek ye a prophet when you got me instead?

5
I’ve seen truth is beauty — and beauty is a crime
I’ve seen thieves and beggars —…