Name: The Prophet
Duration: P00H04M18S
Description: All lyrics by Kirk Williams

The Prophet

from Chaos by Man On Foot

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All lyrics by Kirk Williams

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I sat next to the barstool prophet
Heard the epic tales of deceit
With a poisoned heart full of transgression
He spoke some kind of knowledge to keep
Like, reserve your strength and perseverance for when you're lost and cannot see
Your innocence will be tragically taken by the bounty hunter known as greed
You can spend this life fighting for the reason to justify repeated defeats
While the winners win, the losers will watch as their dreams slip into the abyss
A boxer fears a man's resolve, not the blows from his mighty fists
Keeps his head down low until he knows that courage is the form of a risk

And the truth is
There is truth in anything you believe
I've found truth in chasing the cold facts
How nothing's quite like it seems

Oh and death
I can smell it on your breath
It's the deal you can't appeal
Cauterized by blood and steel
The sentence given to you by your birth
Diagnosed with this curse
It's the same direction we all have in common
No forms of protection or oath to honor
Will deflect this destined fate

And the truth is
There is truth in anything you believe
I've found truth in chasing the cold facts
How nothing's quite like it seems

As I sat next to the barstool prophet
Heard the epic tales of defeat
With a crowded heart full of contemplation
He watches as the cycle repeats

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from Chaos, released June 25, 2018
All instruments played by Kirk Williams, John Rice, and Jeff Martin.

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Chaos

Jun 2018
Wilderness

Mar 2015
Respite

Feb 2012

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