Am G
The whole world gasps as it sees the mess:
Am G Am
The briefcase is opened, the button is pressed.
G A G Am
In the blink of an eye, the Earth will be aflame.
G C G Am
We will all go together, we will all go the same.
G Em
Aṣ̌əm vohū vahištəm astī,
G Em
but righteousness is lacking, and the nasty
G A
and the false have their flags all unfurled.
Em Am
Ahriman is cackling as fear grips the world.
Em Am
Ahriman is cackling as fear grips the world.

Am G
Let the waters of life dry up and commence
Am G Am
the dissolution of all human pretence.
G A G Am
Mothers cry out as their children die
G C G Am
from napalm and bombs falling out of the sky.
G Em
The Antichrist seals a pact with each nation
G Em
and declares the entire world his station.
G A
It's the beginning of the end for the human race:
Em Am
ṭanpūtā d-ḥārābā is in the holy place.
Em Am
ṭanpūtā d-ḥārābā is in the holy place.

Am G
And I have retreated to my little house.
Am G Am
The telly blares as the newscasters announce
G A G Am
a financial collapse and declarations of war.
G C G Am
I lean back in my chair; I'm feeling sore.
G Em
As images of death play across the screen,
G Em
I drink a little wine from my old canteen.
G A
And I pray a Collect for the hope of the world,
Em Am
yet the banner of Death has been unfurled.
Em Am
Yet the banner of Death has been unfurled.

Am G
If only I had never even been born,
Am G Am
I would never have been abused and torn
G A G Am
apart by trauma and by insanity.
G C G Am
I would never have wept for my humanity.
G Em
I would never have mourned my dead and gone,
G Em
I would never have stood before Babylon.
G A
I would never have comforted my ailing friends.
Em Am
I would never have had to make amends.
Em Am
I would never have had to make amends.

Am G
As I ruminate alone, all weak and weary,
Am G Am
the atmosphere turns from sad to eerie.
G A G Am
A voice I hear—it cries from the desert,
G C G Am
the voice of a prophet of joy and hurt.
G Em
'Prepare ye the way of the Lord,' he calls.
G Em
As I jump from my chair, I nearly fall,
G A
but I rush upstairs and I look outside,
Em A
and I see the glory of God worldwide.
Em A
And I see the glory of God worldwide.

Am G
I see Him coming from atop my little spire;
Am G Am
He descends triumphant in wind and fire
G A G A
from clouds parting like the Sea of Reeds.
G C G A
He brings with Him a bag of seeds
G E
and sows them across all the lands of the Earth,
G E
making it new. It is the world's rebirth!
G A
ha-Olam ha-Zeh has passed; ha-Olam ha-Ba has arrived!
E A
Heaven and Earth have merged alive!
E7 A7
Heaven and Earth have merged alive!

Am7 G
Climbing out and then breaking Hell's jaws!
Am7 G Am7
Committing crimes against the accepted laws!
G A G A
Stealing and giving out all ill-gotten wealth!
G C G A
Spitting in the face even of the Devil himself!
G Em
Ripping apart the very veil of night!
G Em
As the dawn approaches and we start to see the light,
G A
a voice calls out like lightning and thunder:
E A7
'The idols have been cast down and rent asunder!
E7 Am7
The idols have been cast down and rent asunder!'