Demagogues and Dictators
They think they're gonna rule forever,
reign in perpetuity
Demagogues and dictators ...
blinded by the seductive power
of their own savagery
They rule with an iron fist
Children beware of the fiery serpents
flying in the mist ... descending from the clouds
Dropping bombs on those
who oppose, and dare to resist
Dictators and demagogues ...
dream of standing naked wearing nuclear sunglasses,
and pretending to be gods
They possess nothing,
though they think they control everything
Here's one lesson they forgot to learn:
Nebuchadnezzar, ancient ruler of Babylon,
who once was called king of kings
God brought him low
when he didn't give Him the glory
Turned him into a dumb animal,
made him to eat the grass and snow
So every future demagogue and dictator would know:
The earth is the LORD's,
and everything therein ... above and below
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