Take him up to the top where the mountains stop
Stealing a God from a Muslim, too
There is only one God through and through
Seven angels with seven trumpets
Seven lies, multiplied by seven
Well who's that shouting? John the revelatory
And put him on the stand
Multiplied by seven again
It's time we cut him down to size
He should bow his head in shame
Send them home on the morning train
By and by, by and by
By and by, John the revelatory
All he ever gives us is pain
By and by, John the revelatory
Well who's that shouting? John the revelatory
By claiming God as his holy right
Songwriter: Martin L Gore
Let him tell his book of lies
Multiplied by seven again
By and by, by and by, John the revelatory
Seven angels with seven trumpets
Take him by the hand
Send them home on the morning train
John the revelatory he's a smooth operator
By and by, by and by
Take him up to the highest high
Well who's that shouting? John the revelatory
He should bow his head in shame
Well who's that shouting? John the revelatory
Let us hear his alibis
He's stealing a God from the Israelite
Publisher: EMI MUSIC PUB. LTD.
All he ever gives us is pain
Seven lies, multiplied by seven
John the revelatory put him in an elevator