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Nevermore

Live At KB
Malmo, Sweden
September 22, 2003

Song Ten: The Seven Tongues Of God

This song is inspired by a book written by Timothy Leary entitled "The Politics Of Ecstasy, the first chapter is The Seven Tongues Of God. Captured during the Nevermore 2003 European Enemies Of Reality tour with Arch Enemy.. Recorded at KB (kulturbolaget) in Malmo Sweden.

"The Politics of Ecstasy is Timothy Leary's most provocative and influential exploration of human consciousness, written during the period from his Harvard days to the Summer of Love. Includes his early pronouncements on the psychedelic movement and his views on social and political ramifications of psychedelic and mystical experience.
Here is the outspoken Playboy interview revealing the sexual power of LSD-a statement that many believe played a key role in provoking Leary's incarceration by the authorities; an early outline of the neurological theory that became Leary's classic eight-circuit model of the human nervous system; an insightful exploration of the life and work of novelist Hermann Hesse; an effervescent dialogue with humorist Paul Krassner; and an impassioned defense of what Leary called "The Fifth Freedom"-the right to get high." - quoted from Amazon

Warrel Dane's lyrical interpretation is nothing short of genius as is the entire record released in 1996, it is widely considered one of Nevermore's more progressive albums.

Lyrics:

Every man will ask the questions, and every man will suffer blame and loss
Every day you die a little, understand the change
and choose your path without disdain
The seven tongues of god are in my mind, they speak to me in ancient DNA design
I have never seen god, you have never seen god
And when they speak to me and the seven tongues align
programmed to desecrate the pretensions in your mind
To further complicate I will now state that your convictions lack definition and form
Every day there is a bleeding , every time I watch the world slip by
Focus, the blind pretension underscoring pain, the path to solace felt in vain
The seven tongues of god are in my mind, they speak to me in ancient DNA design
I have never seen god, you have never seen god
And when they speak to me and the seven tongues align
programmed to desecrate the pretensions in your mind
to further complicate I will now state that your convictions lack definition
And when they speak to me and the seven tongues align
programmed to desecrate the pretensions in your mind
To further complicate I will now state that your convictions lack definition and form
To see the light is the purest form of reward