Deadlines marked in stone In the concrete undergrowth The son of man is born Writing on the wall ♪ Pride before the fall Oh-oh-oh You're not the chosen one Just a golden child of a bastard son My soul alive, and my kingdom come I'm the golden child of a bastard son (son) ♪ Our glory passed us by Deceived by vanity And the god inside your mind Can you sleep with eyes open wide? When tolerance is dead Trust is torn to shreds Writing on the wall ♪ From the past the dead leaves fall, fall You're not the chosen one Just a golden child of a bastard son My soul alive, and my kingdom come I'm the golden child of a bastard son (son) Spread the word (spread the word) I have arrived (I have arrived!) ♪ (One), yeah, you're not the chosen one (not the chosen one) Just a golden child of a bastard son My soul alive (my soul alive) My kingdom come (my kingdom come) I'm the golden child of a bastard son ♪ Now free to run Free to run My soul alive, Lord My soul alive, my kingdom come