[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] I've been righteous all my life Prayed the Lord my soul to keep But I've seen the face of evil And it's starin' back at me [Music swells] [Verse 2] Somethin' happened to the preacher They say he got what he deserved There's still church on every Sunday But the prayers ain't bein' heard [Chorus] Oooooooh, John (Oooooooh) They woke what lies beneath Oooooooh, John (Oooooooh) There's blood between your teeth Oooooooh, John (Oooooooh) You're prayin' on your knees But The Hunger's gotta feed Lord, The Hunger's gotta feed [Bridge] Oooooh My God (Oooooooh) Please save my soul, save my soooooul Oooooh My God (Oooooooh) I can't control, can't controooool Oooooh My God (Oooooooh) This Hunger's got ahold of me [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 3] I read the scripture every night Wake up covered in sin I can't remember anything But there's blood upon my skin [Verse 4] Nobody comes near me now They know what I've become I tried to be a righteous man But this evil's already won [Instrumental Breakdown] [Chorus] Oh, John (Oooooooh) You can't escape your fate Oh, John (Oooooooh) You know it's much too late Oh, John (Oooooooh) The beast is wide awake And this town won't let you leave Absolution won't let you leave [Instrumental Outro] [Outro] Oooooh My God (Oooooooh) Where have you gone, have you gooooone Oooooh My God (Oooooooh) What have I done, have I dooooone Oooooh My God (Oooooooh) [Choir harmonizing] Now The Hunger's gotta feed Oooooh My God (Oooooooh) Now The Hunger's gotta feed
