The Wicked End

Album: City Of Evil (2005)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about The Revelation in The Bible: "As the prophets shed the light on what's to come the crowds did gather Your time is precious, they explained, no time to worry, messiah's coming."

    Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows, isn't religious but often uses stories from The Bible in his lyrics. Another example is "Chapter Four" from their previous album, Waking The Fallen.

Comments: 5

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  • Tina from Santa Ana, CaLol. Goes for me too. I dont think I have ever liked a band more than a7x :]
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