Diadems
Hidden Treasures
1995
Duration: 3:56
Track number: 7
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
Written for the movie *Demon Knight* (1995), **'Diadems'** is a heavy, dark track steeped in **apocalyptic, biblical imagery**, particularly drawing on the Book of Revelation (the seven-headed beast and the ten diadems). The theme centers on the end of the world, final judgment, and the futility of human desire.
Lyrics
**Sacriledge and blasphemy**
**Sets the stage today**
The **more insatiable the sex**
The more **swelled our tongues became**
As **pre-historic as it seems**
**This is now, today**
As **pre-historic as it seems**
**This is now**
Talkin' 'bout **no vision**
Talkin' 'bout **no dream**
The **harlot puddles for her lies**
From where she speaks
I look above and see
**Entrails in the sky**
This song ain't over 'til the
**Fat lady dies**
**One man rules the earth**
And rides the **seven-headed beast**
**Ten diadems, to rule them all, to crown them all**
The **world, religion at his feet**
**Dreams are told of dreams of old**
**This day will surely come**
So, **run my child and hide your face**
Once you've been **marked it's finished, done**
**You'll become one**
**You're mine**
**You're one**
**I saw a new earth today**
**I saw a former pass away**
**I saw a new earth today**
**I saw a former pass away**
**Vengence is mine**
**Vengence is mine**
The **netherworld and sheol**
Are **never satisfied**
So the **eyes of man are**
**Never sat-is-fied**
**I saw a new earth today**
**I saw a former pass away**
