From the hands it came down, from the side it came down
from the feet it came down and ran to the ground
Between heaven and hell a teardrop fell
in the deep crimson dew the tree of life grew

and the blood gave life to the branches of the tree
and the blood was the price that set the captives free
and the numbers that came through the fire and the flood
clung to the tree and were redeemed by the blood

From the tree streamed the light that started the fight
'round the tree grew a vine on whose fruit I could dine
my old friend Lucifer came, sought to keep me in chains
but I saw through the tricks of 666

and the blood gave life to the branches of the tree
and the blood was the price that set the captives free
and the numbers that came through the fire and the flood
clung to the tree and were redeemed by the blood

From His hands it came down, from His side it came down
from the feet it came down and ran to the ground
And a smaller inner voice said "you do have a choice"
the vine engrafted me and I clung to the tree

and the blood gave life to the branches of the tree
and the blood was the price that set the captives free
and with the numbers that came through the fire and the flood
I clung to the tree and was redeemed by the blood

From His hands it came down, from His side it came down
from the feet it came down and ran to the ground

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