Prophecy Lyrics - Something Wicked This Way Comes - Iced Earth

I can see clearly now, a painful vision indeed 

An attack on hallowed ground, from high above 

Alien to us, the species known as man 

A serious threat, in the eyes of the Elder 

So heed my warning, before our own existence falls near extinct 

Our culture is lost in ancient mystery, covered in the sands of time 

A sacred few survive the massacre this night 

In secret they will meet a new society 

Ten thousand years from now, a child will be born 

I've seen the vision, the writing on the wall 

He'll walk the Earth, two thousand years or more 

Paving the way, for mankind's fall 

So there is hope you see, but we must act with great speed 

Assemble the chosen, the ones to lead, and morph them in the likeness of man 

Oppressed for centuries, await the prophecy 

The child will set us free, reclaim it rightfully 

We'll take their identity and live among them free 

All the while, plotting events that mold their history 

We'll build the perfect beast with the knowledge that they seek 

If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat 

Assassins we will be, through human history 

Jesus Christ to Kennedy, the Domino Decree 

Disciples of the Watch, prepare the coming curse 

If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat 

And so, our world is doomed, we'll lay claim again some day 

There is hope, in the birth of one, so many centuries away