In ancient Egypt in a distant past A king ascended his glorious throne Like his father named Amenophis A name in which Amon's glory shone But soon madness came over the king Selecting one god to be the only one Echnaton Trying to destroy his people's faith Destroying shrines of many gods Forbidding their worship and rituals Succeeding by force against the odds The king invented the monotheistic lie Changing his name to fit his crime Echnaton The world's first religious persecutor Obsessed by his theological aberration He neglected his duties as a king And thus suffered his whole nation Mad pharaoh, mad pharaoh Defy his legacy, curse his name Mad pharaoh, mad pharaoh His just fate eternal shame After the mad pharaoh's death Which came to him at early age The dead king called a blasphemer His people returning to their ways But the seeds of monotheism were sown And thus the damage had been done Echnaton We still taste the fruits of his madness After many, many centuries have gone Souls of wrath shall ride with holy fire The war against his heritage will be won Mad pharaoh, mad pharaoh Defy his legacy, curse his name Mad pharaoh, mad pharaoh His just fate eternal shame