Key: A major
Verse 1
C
Cm
C
He had concubines and wives,
called his Babylon paradise.
Paradise on his throne,
he drank and ate,
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but for Belshazzar it was getting late
He'd been weighed in the balance
and found wanting
His kingdom was divided,
and found wanting
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G
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sand
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Well, the people feasted,
drank their wine,
praised the false gods of their time.
Holy things they scorned and mocked,
nothing else, there was no man.
Below the hand began to write,
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Belshazzar couldn't hide his fright
He'd been weighed in the balance
and found wanting
in the balance
and found wanting
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the sand
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Well, no one around
could understand
What was written by
the mystic hand
Belshazzar tried and he couldn't
find
A man who would give him
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peace of mind
But Daniel, the prophet, the man of God
He saw the writing in
the wall in blood
Belshazzar asked him what he said
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And Daniel turned to the wall in red
You've been weighed in the balance
and found wanting
Yes, your kingdom is divided
and found wanting
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Yes, castles are built upon the sand
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