John the Revelator
Steve Vai Lyrics

Well who's that writin'?
Asking who is writing this book of the seven seals

John the revelator
The writer of this book is John the Revelator

Who's that writin'?
Asking again who is writing this book

A book of the seven seals
This book is called the book of the seven seals

Oh what's john writin'?
Asking what specifically John is writing in this book

Ask the revelator
The Revelator is the only one who can answer this question

What's john writin'?
Reiterating the previous question about what specifically John is writing

Ask the revelator
Emphasizing that only the Revelator knows the answer

What's john writin'?
Asking the same question again about what John is writing

A book of the seven seals
Stating definitively that John is writing the book of the seven seals

Well ooh ooh tell me, thousands cried holy
Describing a scene where thousands are singing praises to God

Battles of fortune, sons of our god
Talking about the battles in life that we face as believers

Daughter of zion, judah the lion
Referring to the people of God as the daughter of Zion and Jesus as the lion of Judah

He redeemeth, and he brought us with his blood
Reminding us of our redemption through Jesus' blood

John the revelator, great advocator
Describing John as a great defender of the faith

Gets 'em on the battle of zion
Referring to John's writing about the battle on Zion

Lord, tellin' the story, raisin' the glory
Describing John as someone who is telling the story of God and raising His glory

Cried, "lord, don't you love some I"
Expressing a desire for God's love

You tell me who's that writin'?
Asking someone else to answer the question of who is writing the book of the seven seals

Who's got the seven seals?
Asking who has possession of the seven seals mentioned in the book

Well moses to moses, watchin' the flock
Referencing the story of Moses watching over the flock of sheep

Saw the bush where they had to stop
Describing how Moses saw the burning bush where he would later encounter God

God told moses, "oh pull off your shoes"
Quoting God instructing Moses to remove his shoes because he was on holy ground

Out of the flock, well you I choose
God chose Moses out of all the people in the flock to lead the Israelites

It's you I chose the tears of the angels
Describing the significance of God's choice of Moses

Burning down from heaven,
Describing the intensity of God's presence

Waiting for the love of god
Reminding us that God is always waiting for us to turn to Him

Down for the glory, I'm telling the story
Describing the telling of the story of God's glory

This is the story of us
Emphasizing that this is not just the story of God but the story of all of us