Diadems
Hidden Treasures
1995
Duration: 3:56
Track number: 7
Times played live: 0
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
Written for the movie *Demon Knight* (1995), **'Diadems'** is a heavy, dark track steeped in **apocalyptic, biblical imagery**, particularly drawing on the Book of Revelation (the seven-headed beast and the ten diadems). The theme centers on the end of the world, final judgment, and the futility of human desire.
Lyrics
Sacriledge and blasphemy
Sets the stage today
The more insatiable the sex
The more swelled our tongues became
As pre-historic as it seems
This is now, today
As pre-historic as it seems
This is now
Talkin' 'bout no vision
Talkin' 'bout no dream
The harlot puddles for her lies
From where she speaks
I look above and see
Entrails in the sky
This song ain't over 'til the
Fat lady dies
One man rules the earth
And rides the seven-headed beast
Ten diadems, to rule them all, to crown them all
The world, religion at his feet
Dreams are told of dreams of old
This day will surely come
So, run my child and hide your face
Once you've been marked it's finished, done
You'll become one
You're mine
You're one
I saw a new earth today
I saw a former pass away
I saw a new earth today
I saw a former pass away
Vengence is mine
Vengence is mine
The netherworld and sheol
Are never satisfied
So the eyes of man are
Never sat-is-fied
I saw a new earth today
I saw a former pass away
Musicians
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