Holy Violence (Archangel Michael)
I was already planning to make a song about Saint Joan of Arc but it was only right to make a song about one of her patron saints first.
Lyrics
[Intro]
War in heaven.
Yield no ground.
Archangel Michael—
holy violence,
holy steel.
[Verse 1]
War brake forth beyond the stars,
The dragon came with molten scars.
Archangel Michael rent the sky—
“Fall, thou fraud, thou lord of lies.”
Old serpent, false king, borrowed light,
Wingèd worm in losing fight.
Heaven shook. The trumpet cried.
God held the throne. The serpent died.
[Hook]
Down! Down! Dragon down!
No more heaven, no more crown!
Down! Down! Satan down!
Archangel Michael casts him out!
Down! Down! Dragon down!
Face in ash, no stolen crown!
Down! Down! Satan down!
Archangel Michael casts him out!
[Chorus]
Holy violence!
Holy steel!
False demon god,
learn what is real.
Holy violence!
No more lies!
Archangel Michael
drops the prince of flies!
Holy violence!
Holy steel!
Pit-born worm,
bow and kneel.
Holy violence!
Heaven’s shout!
Archangel Michael
casts him out!
[Verse 2]
Accuser, loser, leech of night,
Gnawing souls in borrowed light.
Wouldst thou have worship? Taste the floor.
Heaven hears thy filth no more.
No throne for rot, no crown for clay,
No kingdom where the Lord holds sway.
“The Lord rebuke thee”—heaven roared,
Archangel Michael raised the sword.
[Hook]
Down! Down! Dragon down!
No more heaven, no more crown!
Down! Down! Satan down!
Archangel Michael casts him out!
Down! Down! Dragon down!
Face in ash, no stolen crown!
Down! Down! Satan down!
Archangel Michael casts him out!
[Chorus]
Holy violence!
Holy steel!
Little false god,
learn what is real.
Holy violence!
No more lies!
Archangel Michael
drops the prince of flies!
Holy violence!
Holy steel!
Pit-born worm,
bow and kneel.
Holy violence!
Heaven’s shout!
Archangel Michael
casts him out!
[Bridge]
By blood of the Lamb,
By word they spake,
The accuser cracked,
The serpent brake.
Now to earth is he cast,
And short grows his hour.
Hell hath a mouth,
But heaven hath power.
[Breakdown]
Snake!
Fraud!
Rat!
Down!
Liar!
Coward!
Worm!
Down!
Serpent down!
Dragon down!
Accuser down!
Cast him out!
Serpent down!
Dragon down!
Accuser down!
By the Lamb!
[Final Chorus]
Holy violence!
Holy steel!
Little false god,
learn what is real.
Holy violence!
No more lies!
Archangel Michael
drops the prince of flies!
Holy violence!
Holy steel!
Pit-born worm,
bow and kneel.
Holy violence!
Heaven’s shout!
Archangel Michael
casts him out!
[Outro]
War in heaven.
Dragon thrown.
God Almighty
keeps the throne.