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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Performer
James LaBrie
James LaBrie
Lead Vocals
John Myung
John Myung
Bass Guitar
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Guitar
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess
Keyboards
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James LaBrie
James LaBrie
Songwriter
John Myung
John Myung
Composer
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Composer
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess
Composer
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Producer
Brian Harding
Brian Harding
Assistant Engineer
Dan Buchi
Dan Buchi
Assistant Engineer
Kieran Pardias
Kieran Pardias
Assistant Engineer
Yohei Goto
Yohei Goto
Assistant Engineer
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Producer
Roger Lian
Roger Lian
Editing Engineer
Doug Obekircher
Doug Obekircher
Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
Kevin Shirley
Kevin Shirley
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
How can this be?
Why is He the chosen one?
Saint gone astray
With a scepter and a gun
[Verse 2]
Learn to believe
In the mighty and the strong
Come bleed the beast
Follow me it won't be long
[Verse 3]
Listen when the prophet
Speaks to you
Killing in the name of God
[Verse 4]
Passion
Twisting faith into violence
In the name of God
[Verse 5]
Straight is the path
Leading to your salvation
Slaying the weak
Ethnic elimination
[Verse 6]
Any day we'll all be
Swept away
You'll be saved
As long as you obey
[Verse 7]
Lies
Tools of the devil inside
Written in holy disguise
Meant to deceive and divide
Us all
[Verse 8]
Listen when the prophet
Speaks to you
Killing in the name of God
[Verse 9]
Passion
Twisting faith into violence
In the name of God
[Verse 10]
Blurring the lines
Between virtue and sin
They can't tell
Where God ends
And mankind begins
[Verse 11]
They know no other
Life but this
From the cradle
They are claimed
[Verse 12]
Listen when the prophet
Speaks to you
Killing in the name of God
[Verse 13]
Passion
Twisting faith into violence
In the name of God
[Verse 14]
Hundreds of believers
Lured into a doomsday cult
All would perish
In the name of God
[Verse 15]
Self proclaimed Messiah
Led his servants
To their death
Eighty murdered
In the name of God
[Verse 16]
Forty sons and daughters
Unconsenting plural wives
Perversions
In the name of God
[Verse 17]
Underground religion
Turning toward
The mainstream light
Blind devotion
In the name of God
[Verse 18]
Justifying violence
Citing from the holy book
Teaching hatred
In the name of God
[Verse 19]
Listen when the prophet
Speaks to you
Killing in the name of God
[Verse 20]
Passion
Twisting faith into violence
In the name of God
[Verse 21]
In the name of God
[Verse 22]
Religious beliefs
Fanatic obsession
Does following faith
Lead us to violence?
[Verse 23]
Unyielding crusade
Divine revelation
Does following faith
Lead us to violence?
Written by: John Myung, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, Mike Portnoy
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