Writings on the Wall

Title: Writings on the Wall Artist: Eli Album: Second Hand Clothing Copyright 1999 Songs On the ForeFront (SESAC) Lyrics posted with express permission from Eli Capo 4 // Intro C C/B Am7 (2x) Em // Verse C C/B Am7 This is not a rebel song C C/B Am7 It's not a rebel song Em But I am bleeding C C/B Am He said I crawled on hands and knees C C/B Am I pushed my way thru brush and trees C C/B Am But a deaf man sees what he wants to see Em D While he is reading // Refrain G C Six o'clock and all is well tonight G C I saw a horseman -- he was bloodied from the fight Em C He read thru pages as he tried to warn us all Em C D He gave up and left the writings on the wall C C/B Am7 (2x) Em // Verse So we gathered 'round the square Multitudes of empty stares Well, we couldn't admit that we were scared Of his revelation So we came in from the cold Ignoring what we had been told Reaping what we shouldn't have sown Like devastation // Repeat refrain C C/B Am7 (2x) Em Now upon us comes the siege So much smoke it's hard to breathe Well, someone call the cavalry It's too late -- we're choking Well, it comes as no surprise The horseman wasn't telling lies But we all chose to criticize Well, he wasn't joking (too late) // Repeat refrain (2x)