Listen to John the Revelator by Depeche Mode

John the Revelator

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Martin Gore

Keyboards

Andy Fletcher

Keyboards

Dave Gahan

Vocals

Richard Morris

Programming

Dave McCracken

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Martin Gore

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Arjun Argerwala

Arjun Argerwala

Assistant Engineer

Devin Workman

Assistant Recording Engineer

KT Rangnick

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Nick Sevilla

Assistant Engineer

Rudyard Lee Cullers

Rudyard Lee Cullers

Assistant Engineer

Sarah Register

Assistant Mastering Engineer

Ben Hillier

Producer

Richard Morris

Engineer

Steve Fitzmaurice

Steve Fitzmaurice

Mixing Engineer

Emily Lazar

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

John the Revelator put him in an elevator

Take him up to the highest high

Take him up to the top where the mountains stop

Let him tell this book of lies

[Verse 1]

John the Revelator, he's a smooth operator

It's time we cut him down to size

Take him by the hand and put him on the stand

Let us hear his alibis

[Verse 2]

By claiming God as his holy right

He's stealing a God from the Israelite

Stealing a God from a Muslim too

There is only one God through and through

[PreChorus]

Seven lies multiplied by seven

Multiplied by seven again

Seven angels with seven trumpets

Send them home on the morning train

[Chorus]

Well who's that shouting, John the Revelator?

All he ever gives us is pain

Well who's that shouting, John the Revelator?

He should bow his head in shame

[Bridge]

By and by, by and by

By and by, by and by

[PreChorus]

Seven lies multiplied by seven

Multiplied by seven again

Seven angels with seven trumpets

Send them home on the morning train

[Chorus]

Well who's that shouting, John the Revelator?

All he ever gives us is pain

Well who's that shouting, John the Revelator?

He should bow his head in shame

[Outro]

By and by, by and by, John the Revelator

By and by, John the Revelator

By and by, John the Revelator

Written by: Martin Gore

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