The Beast Within Songtext
von Madonna

Prophecy

Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy
And blessed are those who hear
And who keep what is written therein
For the time is near

He is coming with the clouds
And every eye will see him
Everyone who pierced him
And all the tribes of the Earth will wail on account of him

Those of you who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan
I know your works
I know your toil
And your patient endurance
And how you cannot hear evil men
But have tested those who call themselves
Apostles
But are not


And found them to be false
I know that you are enduring patiently
And bearing up for my name sake
And you have not grown weary
But I have this against you
That you have abandoned the love you had

And I saw a beast rising out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads
And a blasphemous name upon its head
And the beast that I saw was like a leopard
Its feet were like a bear′s
And its mouth was like a lion's mouth
And to it the dragon gave his power
And the whole Earth followed the beast with wonder

And they worshiped the beast saying
"Who is like the beast and who can fight against the beast?"
And It opened its mouth to utter blasphemous
Words
Against
God


It was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them
And authority was given it over every tribe
And a people and tongue and nation
And all who dwell on Earth could worship it in vain
If anyone has an ear let him hear
If anyone who slays with the sword
Then he must be slain

Then, I saw a new heaven
And a new Earth
And I heard a great voice from the throne saying:
"Behold the dwelling of God is with men
He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people
And God himself will be with them
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes
And death shall be no more
Neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore
For these things will have passed away

To the thirsty I will give water without price
From the fountain of the water of life
He who conquers shall have this heritage
And I will be his God and he shall be my son.

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted
As for the murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars
Their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire"

And he said to me:
"Do not seal up the words of the prophecy, for the time is near
Behold
I am coming soon"