Anberlin - Miserabile Visu (Ex Malo Bonum) Lyrics






A red priest broke into our classroom
Caught us children by attention
"Listen closely to the words I speak
Lord knows if we'll ever, ever again meet"

Spoke such words never spoken before
On the way he declared there were
Miracles like you've never seen
From a man who was raised up in the sea

A man is coming in thirteen-one
To charm the daughters and the sons
Scared for our lives, I turned to your hand
Hold this tight while we run, if we still can

What disasters may come
Whatever it may be
At the end of the age
It will land you and me
What tragedy may bring
Whatever may fall
The end of the world
You'll still belong

Before the red priest took his last breath
He told me, "Child, now don't forget
The sun will turn dark very soon
Your days are numbered when there's blood on the moon

"The earth will shake and the sky will fall
The eyes will open of those involved
Don't take this son, but you'll be killed
By the man from seven hills"

A man is coming in thirteen-one
To charm the daughters and the sons
Scared for our lives, I turned to your hand
Hold this tight while we run, if we still can

What disasters may come
Whatever it may be
At the end of the age
It will land you and me
What tragedy may bring
Whatever may fall
At the end of the world
You'll still belong

Look children to the eastern sky
When you hear the voice say your last goodbyes
Look there to the eastern skies
When the ghosts take hold of the men who died
Look children to the eastern sky
When your fathers weep and your mothers cry
Look children to the eastern sky

What disasters may come
Whatever it may be
At the end of the age
It will land you and me
What tragedy may bring
Whatever may fall
At the end of the world
You'll still belong

Look children to the eastern sky
When you hear the voice say your last goodbyes
Look there to the eastern skies
When the ghosts take hold of the men who died
Look children to the eastern sky
When your fathers weep and your mothers cry
Look children to the eastern sky
Look children to the eastern sky





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  1. l.... ....

    This song would be so sick in a halo 3 montage.

  2. J.... C....

    Anberlin's album closers are no joke.

  3. A.... C....

    The earth is flat. Praise Jehovah

  4. Y.... ....

    Beautiful song, brings back many memories. Still wondering what it really meant.

  5. M.... N....

    One of the few songs that literally gives me the chills.

  6. S.... ....

    It will land you and me...

    S.... ....

    I'm pretty sure its end, but I'm not sure

    S.... ....

    Its touching

  7. E.... ....

    This song kind of sounds like "byond the grey sky" by 311 in some parts. The tempo is pretty much the same, but just listen to last 10 seconds of each song. Pretty similar. At the end of this song he says "look children to the eastern sky", and in the 311 song he says "help you see beyond yhe grey sky. That part is extremely similar in both songs IMO. I'm mot saying anberlin ripped off 311 but it is an odd coincidence.

  8. M.... m....

    perfect song to end the walking dead

  9. N.... V....

    Religion has nothing to do with what this song is talking about, it is simply laying down an opinion about a fact. Our true nature calls from the inside looking for God, but it is up to us to open the door and let the truth enlighten us. Horrible things are coming to the world... Those close to the word of God know what this song talks about... However; the future is already here. There's not much time left, It is time to pick a side fellas.

    N.... V....

    your wrong

    N.... V....

    Trista Chapman, no you are !!! Lol

    N.... V....

    How can religion be nothing to do with the song? It's a nutty piece of papist babbling. Good song though.

    N.... V....

    I'm pretty sure Stephen has went on record as saying this is about Revelation.

  10. B.... C....

    When there's blood on the moon. 🌑

  11. G.... R....

    Bible? Antichrist? Satan?

    He's talking about pancakes

  12. K.... M....

    It's a nice story of how the world could end, but I find spirits and antichrists about as likely as boogiemen and hobgoblins. Artificial intelligence and pollution are realistic causes, but they don't make for good stories.

    K.... M....

    I don't think of the anti christ as just some fantasy.  If there was someone who could unite all nations under one rule, think of the change that would bring to the world, its people.  I imagine if the world were to end, this would be a much more sad ending.  I dont imagine I would ever see this because how would the antichrist become a powerful figure when a third of the population is made up of christians, that makes no sense.  If it were to happen, it would have to be in a time when the entire world denounces christianity, a point when christians are scattered in small groups worshiping in secret.  That is when something like this could happen.  I think about the mark of the beast as likely some sort of AI being installed into people.  What if the anti christ were to be someone who brings about a technological new age where humans are using augmentations and other things that make us less human, then the groups are christians are hunted down for not obeying this rule.  I believe it as something that could occur, it just seems now is likely not a time when it can.

  13. l.... r....

    i can see it too ..:P

  14. S.... M....

    Revelation 13:1 get a freakin clue

  15. K.... ....

    This just came to me, and I haven't put a whole lot of thought into it, but I think the meaning of this song is that, no matter what brings us death, whether it's something simple or catastrophic, we all die and it's a fact that many people don't put enough thought into. I think they're hoping that people take more time thinking about that and they hope that people will come to the conclusion that there may be something after. By putting the thought of death aside, people are also missing their chance to even consider the possibility of something after. I think all of the revelation references and the theme of a surreal religious end of the world is a strong way to get the thought of everything ending in the listener's mind. Either way, any band that can give me chills like this song does will have my support. This song is amazingly well done with the eerie verses and great build up to an epic conclusion all making it a chilling and exciting song.

    K.... ....

    Not gonna argue with that.

  16. J.... W....

    To restate your belief that everything evolved isn't evidence of that belief. And nor have you given or shown any 'pesky' evidence. :-)

  17. G.... ....

    how bout every living organism on this planet that evolved? and all the pesky scientific evidence?

  18. Z.... V....

    No, he's not saying that. Were I a god, rather than just creating a bunch of creatures and sticking them on a planet, I would find it much more interesting to create a system in and of itself to giave rise to the complexity and biodiversity we observe in nature... system that once created, requires no supernatural intervention to function, and a system that enables its constituent species, over generations, to iterate and improve on their own "design." That sounds much cooler than creationism.

  19. G.... ....

    yeah man :) love this song. theological and religious debate, whilst important, should fuck off from youtube. someone will get offended, and attempt to rectify the situation. then someone gets offended, rinse and repeat.

  20. s.... ....

    Is there not one person who just came to listen to a great song?

    s.... ....

    soyabeanoh 🙋🙋🙋

  21. C.... ....

    Not so much evolution, my friend, as incredible advances wrought from medical and agricultural technology. It kind of helps a man's lifespan not to drink dirty water, eat dangerous food, and be able to have his ailments diagnosed and properly treated.

  22. C.... ....

    A few of these lyrics are not correct.

    You have:
    'Don't take this son, but you'll be killed.'

    The actual lyric is:
    "Don't take the sign, but you'll be killed by the man from seven hills."

    This refers to the sign of the beast, the mark of the devil that every human during the tribulation will be forced to wear, thereby surrendering their soul to satan forevermore. Refusing this sign will likely result in one's death, but the salvation of their soul.

    :)

    C.... ....

    Makes much more sense, thanks bro

  23. M.... K....

    in what way does evolution diminish the power of god? assuming, as people of faith do, that every naturally occuring thing that exists in this world was planned and designed by god, then surely evolution, if anything, shows an even greater knowledge and wisdom in the planning of the world?

  24. C.... ....

    so wait... you're saying that you don't believe God is all that powerful but he exists? sounds like a lame God

  25. r.... h....

    well done Anberlin, you made a secular jew read about the new testament.. and i actually enjoyed lol

  26. A.... ....

    I didn't contradict myself, I said I don't believe in a God, but a higher being, or spiritual beings.

    I don't even know if they created the universe. I highly doubt any entity did.

    P.S. You can't find God if you can't see nor talk to him. If he was that great he wouldn't let people in this world suffer. If he was so real and great, he would show himself and wouldn't ask us to praise him

  27. v.... ....

    I'm afraid both of your statements are false. 666 refers to the ancient art of gematria, which assigns letters to numbers in order to get a name. You can google that term and you can also see it in the text itself "it is the number of a man" Rev 13:8. The mark of the beast was the Roman stamp used for buying/selling goods. No one could sell anything without this mark, signifying that they had paid the correct taxes. This was known as the imperial seal. The entire book is a polemic against Rome.

  28. A.... ....

    Well maybe there is a "higher" being out there that created everything, but it certainly wasn't the Christian, Jewish or Muslim God

    Otherwise if GOD created evolution, that would contradict those doctrines

  29. v.... ....

    Lemme help you with some meaning here. I studied Revelation a lot in seminary. First, Revelation, not with an S on the end. This is the Revelation of John. The person coming from the sea is actually a reference to Rome in Rev 13, which is what he's talking about in this song. The story starts in 13:1. Rome was very oppressive to early Christians. Therefore, John describes Rome as an awful dragon. The man who is 666 is Nero (they believed he was coming back) who helps Rome crush the Christians.

  30. L.... D....

    RIP, to all the beautiful people and children who got their lives stolen from them on Dec 14th, 2012.

    "Look children to the eastern sky
    When you hear the voice say your last goodbyes
    Look there to the eastern skies
    When the ghosts take hold of the men who died
    Look children to the eastern sky
    When your fathers weep and your mothers cry
    Look children to the eastern sky "

  31. h.... ....

    lol you CAN prove evolution exists, just look at the influenza virus. Stop looking to a 1,500 year old book for you scientific facts...

  32. M.... ....

    R u blind ? You can see evolution everywhere. Species die, species adapt, new species appear. Even humans evolved so much in the last hundred years, from a 30 years life expectancy to 80 , even 100 nowadays. One cannot see if one is blinded by it`s own beliefs.

  33. B.... ....

    Well said.

  34. N.... B....

    I'm atheist, and I still love this song.

    fuck you

    N.... B....

    Just because we don't think the same doesn't mean we have to hate and condemn one another.

  35. A.... W....

    What are you looking for? Who are you incensed at for the very real problem of AIDS? What do you believe? If the universe was created from an amoral cause, why do you get so upset over so-called "moral" dilemmas? These questions are not intended to upset you, I am merely curious. I don't wish to begin any kind of antagonistic thread. I'm sure I have as much to learn from you as you do from me.

  36. d.... ....

    That last verse when he sings in falsetto just gives me goosebumps it's so beautiful.

  37. M.... ....

    he, he, one year later... It's been un-proved

  38. M.... ....

    Okay, I'm back. Aren't you thrilled?
    I don't believe in God just cus my parents do. I believe there was a Jesus Christ, and a lot of history books are backin' me up. Don't believe me if you don't want to, in fact, I don't expect you to believe me! But I pray that you will.
    Jesus will love you whatever you decide to believe. He'll love you if you're athiest, and don't believe in anything!

    He loves you so much, He died for you

  39. M.... ....

    You're right. And you're wrong.
    No, there is NO way to prove God exists, but there is also no way to prove evolution exists.
    People go through hardships, I know I do, and odds are you do too. Some people's troubles are harder than others. Way harder.
    AIDS is around because God said that if you commit adultery there will be consequences. People who take the risk, get the reward. I'm not going to tell you, BELIEVE IN GOD OR DIE! You need to make you're own decision. (ahh! not enough space left

  40. C.... S....

    Everyone gets a chance when they die, if that's the only one. To go to heaven, and no one can choose their life. However bad it is, you can choose faith and hope to propel you through. Many people get dreams, visions, or signs without knowing. But I personally believe when you die, you have some kind of intervention. When you've seen miracles performed in only one name, then you'd have faith like I do. Or when you see gold appear on your hands, it's always these wonders that can't be explained..

  41. D.... K....

    Look children to the eastern sky

    (Matthew 24:27) and (Revelation 16:12)

  42. k.... ....

    He IS right. I remember listening to this song when I was on patrol in Iraq. "enthralled" ftw.

  43. C.... ....

    Really? Oh boy.

  44. Z.... B....

    @connievk7 I'm nowhere near the piano so I can't check it, but it sounds like they move to the minor 2nd so it sounds like a key change without being one. I've got to agree on it being done tastelessly though.

  45. A.... R....

    No problem.

  46. W.... ....

    I respect that, and I can see how you might not like it. I think we can agree, however, that the song as a whole is AWESOME

  47. C.... V....

    Well, just because the note still sounds fine doesn't mean it's not a key change (like in the case of relative keys). But yeah, this is not a key change. It is a weird chord progression considering the chords up until that point. I think the "groovy"-ness of what he does there is a little bit out of place, though. They can do whatever they want, obviously, I just don't particularly like the sound of it.

  48. C.... V....

    Thanks for letting me know.

  49. W.... ....

    beautiful

  50. W.... ....

    it was just supposed to be "groovy," if you'll excuse me using that word. it still sounds fine if you sing it holding the original note, so its not a key change. he just sweeps his voice upward.

  51. A.... R....

    @connievk7 You are tone deaf.

  52. C.... V....

    Sorry, it's not a key change, it's just a weird chord progression.

  53. C.... V....

    Honestly, this song is great, the ending being especially epic, but that key change at 1:55 is just awful. I cringe every time I hear it. I love Anberlin, but what were they thinking?

  54. B.... ....

    My favorite song of all time! Number one piece played on my ipod by far. listened to it so many times in a row. Told my brother I want it played at my funeral.

  55. H.... ....

    @PurplePerfection its based off of revelations the last book in the bible which talks about how god saves us at the end of the world. Revelations is all about the devil coming on earth and gathering his army and god doing the same for his followers and it talks about a great battle at the end. So technically it is eerie because revelations is pretty eerie.

  56. m.... N....

    Am I the only one who gets kind of creeped out by this song's lyrics? .-. It's a nice song but the lyrics are kind of eerie in my opinion.

  57. Z.... ....

    @sebb7 i think you'e right

  58. s.... ....

    Thanks. But I'm pretty sure they sing:
    "The eyes will open of those enthralled"
    ergo, not involved.

  59. R.... P....

    Revelation, not Revelations

  60. s.... ....

    this song gets me choked up every time. some emotion here just indescribable.

  61. 0.... ....

    shut up and stop debating about christianity and evolution, juts listen this amazing song and chill out !

  62. C.... W....

    Seriously guys? How pathetic. Im listening to a song and i look in the comments section and i see that both top comments are debating christianity vs evolution. And God created evolution...really? Thats a very poor attempt at making a connection. And theres no proof that god is real either. So both of the top comments dont belong there and are stupid. Also, of course the evidence of evolution IS described as it should be, the theory is based off the evidence, not the converse. Idiot

  63. j.... ....

    My intent was not to be rude. I was simply stating that the fact that you told people to put down thier Bibles and watch the discovery channel was innapropriate considering the majority of the people who listen to this band, and the members of this band themselves, are Christian.

  64. a.... ....

    @jesmock

    im not promoting anything here.. if anything this song is promoting religion. right??? dont get over emotional and go preacher on me.. be nice.. what do u mean SHOVE your beliefs... not nice.

  65. j.... ....

    @acroracing Considering the fact the all 5 of the members of the band are Christians, you may want to stop attempting to shove your beliefs down others throats. This is not to say that I am necissarity "Christian," but I see no harm in people wanting to believe in something higher, and more pure than themselves. Many find it comforting to believe that everything happens for a reason, and to believe that there is something more to this life than what we can see.

  66. D.... S....

    @Mochashake27 haha you know what i think, the big bang theory, right.... pretty epic amount of energy from nowhere, right? yeah... think about that.

  67. E.... E....

    thanks for listing the bible verses!

  68. L.... S....

    *Revelation 9:2

  69. L.... S....

    @ASkylitChrysyde I think it's Mathews 14:25-27 rather than Daniel. I believe he refers to Christ, with "miracles", not to the animals in Daniel.
    Also:
    "sun will turn dark": Joel 2:9, Mathews 24:29, Mark 13:24, Acts 2:20, Revelation 6:12, Revberlation 9:2
    "blood on the moon": Joel 2:31, Acts 2:20
    Christian seems to have a lot of random bible references and has the ability to conjugate them very well to create an apocaplytic atmosphere. This song is amazing.

  70. P.... S....

    Perhaps God is time. Things change over time. Time knows our future and our past. Time decides our fate. We create all these other things so that we have something to believe in.

  71. 0.... ....

    in our group we use to play this song every sessions, amazing

  72. S.... S....

    @BeakyRed i completely agree! and he really works in mysterious ways

  73. L.... ....

    @grierka44 Cool, thanks. I think that verse must mean something more cryptic like the rest of revelation

  74. L.... ....

    @Sidneytheweirdo95 The spirit affects us all in different ways

  75. A.... ....

    @toxicinferno Revelations 13: 1 is about the coming of the Anti-Christ to the world.

  76. N.... ....

    @kaiclarkstar Oi! I realize this comment is a few months old, but I thought I'd throw in my two cents regardless. Actually, I've put a fair amount of time into this subject (Evolution vs. Creation/Intelligent Design), and, keeping in mind that science cannot "prove" anything, I've found the evidence to be in favor of intelligent design. Feel free to challenge me on this, as I'd love to hear your argument, but be careful what you call stupid my friend, or you my find your words turning on you :P

  77. T.... W....

    @zinnyzxx

    Thanks for the Bible verses! Really enjoyed looking them up. I'd got some of the references (blood on the moon, out of the sea), but had completely missed what thirteen one meant!

  78. S.... S....

    i was swinging while listening to this song and i closed my eyes and litereally felt like i was flying into the sky. and i felt the happiest i ever felt and, i looked up at the sky and i had no doubt that there was a god it felt like i was blessed. and i kinda cried it was so powerful. the part of look children to the eastern sky always gets to me

  79. m.... ....

    i can't help it, wherever I am in the world and no matter what i'm doing, every time 4:12 happens and that guitar kicks off I just break into a massive air guitar.

  80. L.... ....

    i actually saw the moon turn a blood red several years ago (wasnt tripping or anything, it was this lunar thing everyone could see) is this really a sign of the endtimes?

    L.... ....

    The blood moon, I have no idea what it means

    L.... ....

    But I believe it is a sign

  81. J.... F....

    @kaiclarkstar I believe that we evolved from clay. :D

  82. A.... ....

    @XxSLiMSHaDYxX1990 with you on ththat one

  83. A.... ....

    @mangoes110 i dont plan on it, thats why i had a cross tattooed on my back

  84. L.... R....

    This song bleeds more emotion and meaning than entire albums of what is now considered good music

  85. L.... R....

    This song bleeds more meaning and emotion that many popular artists can only dream of.

  86. X.... ....

    why is it that on half of anberlin's videos, there are always people arguing about christianity??? who cares if their song have christian references and stuff...im not even christian (im hindu lol) and i listen and sing anberlin's songs without feeling like im contradicting anything i believe in...love the MUSIC and how it sounds..let them believe whatever they want and keep making good music for us..if u disagree with lyrics or something, dont listen and dont start religion arguments on here...

  87. M.... P....

    if you are a believer, you hate when someone argues and fights trying to shove their beliefs down your throat, so why are you doing that exact thing? all you can do is pray for the people you are attacking. no where in the bible does it say to hate someoone b/c they believe something different, when in actuality, you should love them all the more. jesus didnt hang out with preists and holymen, he went amongst the tax collectors and prostetutes and showed them the love of god. act christ like.

  88. M.... P....

    @badarse57 I am a follower of christ...many "christians" give the whole religion a bad rap. as followers we are not perfect nor should we claim to be. i know i screw up so many times a day that i cannot even count, but i know that i am saved by god because i have asked for forgiveness and devoted my life to him. i will not fight you on your beliefs, because that would not be christlike. all i myself can do is pray for you that someday you may find god.

  89. a.... ....

    i cant believe people still argue evolution.. lmao. put your bible down and turn the tv to discovery channel once in a while.. spend your time reading some constructive material.

    not to louse my point here.. this song is very well done and i cant stop listening to it. the voice of the singer expresses a lot of emotion. something thats very rear with todays singers.

  90. a.... ....

    @XxGODAPOLLOxX

    couldnt agree more..

  91. A.... I....

    this song makes me want to die..seriously.

  92. J.... F....

    This song is beast.

  93. G.... O....

    @Ubersnipe - and evolution is what exactly? It's a process of living organisms adapting themselves to different environments... So when you say that science has proved that organisms adapt then it's obvious that science has proved evolution... How about we turn this argument around... Will someone please prove to me the existence of god? Come on give me proof. And no having faith is not a proof.

  94. U.... ....

    @kaiclarkstar - science has yet to prove that evolution is true. what it has shown us is that living organisms have a tendency to adapt to changes and environments through genetic mutation.

    See how I stated an opinion without degrading another person or group? That's called discretion and/or tact.

  95. Z.... ....

    @yllool He is.

  96. Z.... ....

    @ASkylitChrysyde If you google them, you can find them quickly. But many of the verses has to do with the anti christ

  97. A.... ....

    I am a Christian and I love science. I can not 100% prove that God is real and Science can not prove anything 100%. It's useless to argue. At the end of the day we should be loving each other; not fighting over what theories are or are not true.