Arise - Feed The Vulture

Arise, arise, arise, arise Arise, take Your place Be enthroned on our praise One thing we ask of You One thing that we desire That as we worship You Lord come and change our lives Arise, arise, arise, arise Arise, take Your place Be enthroned on our praise, arise King of kings, Holy God, as we sing arise Arise, arise, arise One thing we ask of You One thing that we desire That as we worship You Lord come and change our lives So arise, arise, arise, arise Arise, take Your place Be enthroned on our praise, arise King of kings, Holy God, as we sing arise Arise, arise, arise Lord come and inhabit the praises of Your people How many of God's people do we have out there tonight? Sing this with me We lift You up, we lift You up We lift You up on our praises, yeah We lift You up, we lift You up We lift You up on our praises, c'mon We lift You up, we lift You up We lift You up on our praises, yeah We lift You up, we lift You up We lift You up on our praises We lift We lift You up, we lift You up We lift You up on our praises, yeah We lift You up, we lift You up We lift You up on our praises Arise, take Your place Be enthroned on our praise, arise King of kings, Holy God, as we sing arise Arise, arise, arise, arise Arise, take Your place Be enthroned on our praise, arise King of kings, Holy God, as we sing arise Arise, arise, arise, arise... (yes Lord) Arise, arise, arise, arise (yes) Arise Lord Be enthroned On the praises of Your people, yes

Long have we slumbered, but now we awake. We dreamt of your souls, whom now we shall take. Our legions of chaos have swollen in size. The long wait is over, to gather our prize. During our langour, much time has passed The Kings have returned, to lead you at last. So rise like the chosen you all have become. We march forth in battle, together as one. The stars have aligned, the spheres coincide, We lead you from darkness, to stand by our side. Legions arise, Legions arise Legions arise, Legions arise You never lost hope, you never have strayed. Arise now my children, arise from the grave. We lead not the weak, they won't answer the call. As chaos descends, false metal will fall! Legions arise, Legions arise Legions arise, Legions arise Legions arise

Darkness flees the rising sun The village lies ahead It will wake to a new day soon Soon they all be dead We came in cover of moonless night Fifty men at arms Now at first morning light The church bell sounds the alarm Sacrifice to Gods of old Bleed them of their lives Fresh blood on our swords Gods of War arise Sacrifice to Gods of old Bleed them of their lives Fresh blood on our swords Gods of War arise Hear the tortured screams Shattering the air They awake from soothing dreams Into their worst nightmare Fire sweeps their homes They feel the dragon's breath Consuming and destructive flames Agonizing death Some seek shelter in the church A refuge for those with faith But we know how to smoke them out A pyre will be raised But those who choose to stand and fight Will die with dignity For the unfortunate few who survive Waits a life in slavery The day draws to an end The night comes dark and cold We return to our ships With silver, slaves and gold We gave them agony As they fell and die The Gods have granted victory For our sacrifice The day draws to an end The night comes dark and cold We return to our ships With silver, slaves and gold We gave them agony As they fell and die The Gods have granted victory For our sacrifice

We have spent 2 thousand years Smothering our worlds resources Sinking in the ever growing past Wandering thousand years alone Smother in the past This vicious cycle ends We are all alone Traveling in our desire Comprehending our reality We were bred to fail Smother in the past This vicious cycle ends For all eternity We wish to be the change And now the Earth struggles in an endless cycle This Vicious cycle ends And now We must change From our Past Smother In our past Smothering From our past

Become one We overtake we overtake what is taken Becoming creation We are just here to harvest Become one We overthrow we overthrow what is taken Bombarding creation We are just here to harvest The sun The sun The sun The sun we are here to create There is always something Something that is out of reach We seek to find Something that is out of reach Something that we cannot comprehend And though our eyes are shut We will find a way to Harvest the sun Become one We overtake we overtake what is taken Bombarding creation We are Become one We overthrow we overthrow our aspirations Bombarding creation We are Become none We overthrow we overthrow our aspirations Becoming creation Harvest the sun Harvest the sun Harvest the sun Harvest the sun

This is called The Vulture And a lot of people think it's a poem And after they hear me sing it they're sure it's a poem But, uh We're gonna take a shot at it anyway Remember this is a feel like thing Do whatever you feel like If you feel like clapping your hands You can do that Standing in the ruins Oh, of another black man's life Or flying through the valley There, separating day and night "I am death", cried the vulture "Yes, for the people of the light" Charon brought his raft Then came from a sea that sails on souls I saw the scavenger departing Oh, taking warm hearts to the cold He knew the ghetto was a haven For the meanest creature ever known In a wilderness of heartbreak Yes and a desert of despair Evil's clarion of justice Oh, shrieks a cry of naked terror He's taking babies from their mamas And leaving grief beyond compare You see the vulture coming And he's flying circles in your mind There'll be no escaping For he will follow close behind Only promised me a battle Yeah, a battle for your soul and mine Your soul and mine He's taking babies from their mamas And he's leaving Leaving Leaving Leaving Leaving Thank you, that's called The Vulture