This song is about Belshazzar’s feast, or the story of the writing on the wall, The story tells how Belshazzar holds a great feast and drinks from the vessels that had been looted in the destruction of the First Temple. Unexpectedly A hand appears and writes on the wall. The terrified Belshazzar cal...
[Verse 1]
Old King Belshazzar demanded
“What’s this on the wall?”
On the wall
Red-handed
So Daniel he said
The words as he read
As well as he could
And he understood
[Verse 2]
And the king don’t lie
There’s a king on high, on high
And the king don’t lie
What don’t kill you
Almost killed you
What don’t fill you
Pains you
Drains you
[Verse 3]
The plague of our year
The Black Death is here
Your silence a stain
The marking of Cain
[Verse 4]
There’s a king on high
And the king don’t lie
There’s a king on high, on high
And the king don’t lie
[Verse 5]
Therе’s a flood of flame
And it calls your name
Therе’s a king on high
And the king don’t lie
The King was written by Anjimile & Shawn Everett.
The King was produced by Anjimile & Shawn Everett & Justine Bowe.