The 'writing
on the wall' is a reference to the well-known
story of Belshazzar's feast.
(Read the full account in Daniel
chapter 5.)
For more info, see the footnote
on the song 'Chatty Chatty Mouth' by the Gladiators.
Also check out this article about the Writing
on the Wall and the Fall of Babylon |
Culture - Writing On The Wall
(Joseph Hill)
Song
Lyrics
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Biblical
Reference
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My
God is, my God is, my God is writing
My God is writing on the wall |
Daniel
5:5 - In the same hour came
forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over
against the candlestick upon the plaister
of the wall of the king's palace: and the king
saw the part of the hand that wrote.
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Rastafari is,
Rastafari is, Rastafari is writing
Jah is writing on the wall
But whatever you do and what you ever you say
My God is writing on the wall
Jah is, Jah is
Writing on the wall
The chances you take, and the mistakes you make
My God is writing on the wall
How fast you go and how fast you break
My God is writing on the wall
(hear what I'm saying)
My God is, my God is, my God
My God is writing on the wall
Rastafari is, Rastafari is, Rastafari is
Writing on the wall
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| The Conquering
Lion of Judah |
Revelation
5:5 - And one of the elders
saith
unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the
tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath
prevailed to open the book, and to loose
the seven seals thereof.
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| Is bound to
break every chain |
Isaiah
58:6 - Is not this the fast
that
I have chosen? to loose the bands of
wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free, and
that ye break every yoke?
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(all African sing)
My God is writing on the wall
(hear what I'm saying)
My God is, my God is, my God is writing
My God is writing on the wall
Rastafari is, Rastafari is, Rastafari is writing
Writing on the wall
No matter how you susu and no matter how you chat
for
Rastafari is writing on the wall
(hear what I'm saying)
Jah is, Jah is, Jah is
My God is writing on the wall
Whether you a big fish or whether you a sprat
Jah Jah is writing on the wall
Whether you are crumbs or whether you a Big Mac
Jah Jah is writing on the wall
(solo)
My God is, my God is, my God is writing
My God is writing on the wall
Don't think with water he writes with fire
My God is writing on the wall
My God is, my God is, my God is writing
My God is writing on the wall
Not even a chalice nor a spliff to burn to open
your eyes for
My God is writing on the wall
(brothers and sisters)
My God is, my God is, my God is writing
My God is writing on the wall |
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The 'writing on the
wall' is a reference to the well-known
story of Belshazzar's feast.
(Read the full account in Daniel
chapter 5.)
For more info, see the footnote
on the song 'Chatty Chatty Mouth' by the Gladiators.
Also check out this article about the Writing
on the Wall and the Fall of Babylon
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