Messiah
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Version 1 is a live performance with a full band
Note that the Phydeaux LP of Stop This Flight has a longer fadeout than the other versions, and includes two or three seconds of the introduction to the next song Note that on The Best Of Larry Norman, the introduction is faded in and slightly shorter than on Stop This Flight |
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Version 2 is the same recording as version 1, but is about a minute shorter due to most of the introduction being edited out. The crowd noise at the end fades out earlier too
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Version 3 is a live band recording, from the Flevo Totaal Festival in Holland in 1989. Larry is backed by the Finnish band Q-Stone and his brother Charles, together with several backing singers
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Version 4 is the same recording as version 1 but with a short section near the end removed, making the song several seconds shorter. Also, some crowd noise is removed from both the start and end
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lyrics versions 1, 2 and 4
Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took the world by force
I could hear children crying
I could see people dying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear their saviour calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force x2
Red clouds blotted out the sun
Darkness fell on everyone
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
I could hear the angels calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force
The bear from the north
And the dragon from the east
Descended upon the armies of Israel
And slaughtered them
And in that moment
The chosen of Israel cried out for Messiah
And Messiah came
Messiah Messiah
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force)
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force x2
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) Took this world by force
Messiah took the world by force
I could hear children crying
I could see people dying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear their saviour calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force x2
Red clouds blotted out the sun
Darkness fell on everyone
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
I could hear the angels calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force
The bear from the north
And the dragon from the east
Descended upon the armies of Israel
And slaughtered them
And in that moment
The chosen of Israel cried out for Messiah
And Messiah came
Messiah Messiah
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force)
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force x2
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) Took this world by force
lyrics version 3
Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took this world by force
I could hear children crying
I could see people dying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear the angels calling
Messiah Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force
Messiah Messiah Messiah
He took this world by force
Red clouds blotted out the sun
Darkness fell on everyone
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
An' I could hear the saviour calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force [x2]
Wo-oh-I see a light from the north
The bear from the north
And the dragon from the east
Marched upon the armies of Israel
I see a light from the north
And on that day the chosen cried out for Messiah
And messiah came
Messiah Messiah Messiah
(Messiah Messiah) Messiah (Messiah took this world by force)
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force) Messiah Messiah he took this world by force
Messiah Messiah (Messiah) then he took this world by force
(Messiah) Messiah (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah took this world by force)
Messiah (Messiah Messiah took this world by force) Messiah
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force) ???? Messiah
Good night, God bless you [Spoken]
Messiah took this world by force
I could hear children crying
I could see people dying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear the angels calling
Messiah Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force
Messiah Messiah Messiah
He took this world by force
Red clouds blotted out the sun
Darkness fell on everyone
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
An' I could hear the saviour calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force [x2]
Wo-oh-I see a light from the north
The bear from the north
And the dragon from the east
Marched upon the armies of Israel
I see a light from the north
And on that day the chosen cried out for Messiah
And messiah came
Messiah Messiah Messiah
(Messiah Messiah) Messiah (Messiah took this world by force)
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force) Messiah Messiah he took this world by force
Messiah Messiah (Messiah) then he took this world by force
(Messiah) Messiah (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah took this world by force)
Messiah (Messiah Messiah took this world by force) Messiah
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force) ???? Messiah
Good night, God bless you [Spoken]
lyrics version 5 - NOT transcribed yet