The album’s opener explores many a man’s conflicting relationship with religion as well as the protean nature of the lord. He serves as our savior, punisher, rewarder, and teacher. McDaniels reassures the poor (and warns those who abuse their positions of power) that in the end, regardless of social...
[Verse 1]
The lord is back, the lord is on the train
He's riding the rails to resurrection
The lord is Black, his mood is in the rain
The people have called, he's coming to make corrections
[Chorus]
You can hear his voice blowing in the wind
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Say, you can feel the power, if you search within
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
The lord is mad, his disposition's mean
He's traveling the road to mass destruction
Poor hearts be glad, you know your troubles have been seen
He promised he would make power reductions
[Chorus]
Revelations tells us that the time is near
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Better pay attention to the warning voice you hear
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
The lord is back, you know the lord is on the phone
He's calling out but he gets a bad connection
The lord, he's fire, his eye is in the sun
Yes, he's watching everyone for his selection
[Chorus]
His voice is like the thunder, crashing through the night
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
His smile is warm and soothing like the morning light
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 4]
The lord is back, the lord is on the train
He's traveling the road to resurrection
The lord is Black, his mood is in the rain
The people have called, he's coming to make corrections
[Chorus]
You can hear his voice blowing in the wind
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You can feel the power if you search within
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Outro]
The lord is back
The lord is back (yeah, hey)
The lord is back (come on to)
The lord is back (hey hey hey)
The lord is back (yeah yeah)
The lord is back (uh huh huh)
The lord is back (hey hey hey)
The Lord Is Back was written by Eugene McDaniels.
The Lord Is Back was produced by Joel Dorn.