Black Messiah
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Davray Music Ltd.
Lyrics:
Everybody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine
Everybody talking about racial equality
'Cos everybody's equal in the good Lord's eyes
But if I told you that God was black
What would you think of that
I bet you wouldn't believe it
There's a self made prophet living right next to me
He said the Black Messiah's gonna come and set the whole world free
He looked at me with his evil eye and prophesied
And he really believed it
He said a Black Messiah is gonna set the world on fire
And he no liar, 'cos he has truly heard the word
Everybody talk about racial equality
But I'm the only honky living on an all black street
They knock me down 'cos they brown and I white
Like you wouldn't believe it
They say a Black Messiah is gonna set the world on fire
A Black Messiah is gonna come and rule the world
Everybody talk about racial equality
Everybody talk about equal rights
But white's white, black's black and that's that
Everybody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine
Everybody talking about racial equality
You hear everybody talking about equal rights
But white's white, black's black and that's that
And that's the way you should leave it
Don't want no Black Messiah to come and set the world on fire
A Black Messiah is gonna come and rule the world
Everybody got to show a little give and take
Everybody got to live with a little less hate
Everybody gotta work it out, we gotta sort it out
Everybody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine
This song can be found on the following releases:
stereo mix, recorded 28 Sep, 1977 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, LondonMisfits | 1978 | Brazil | Arista (EMI-Odeon) 31C064 61007 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Misfits | 17 May, 1978 | USA | Arista AL 4167 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Misfits | 19 May, 1978 | UK | Arista SPARTY 1055 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Misfits | Dec 1981 | USA | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL1-070 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Misfits | 12 Jul, 1988 | USA | Arista ARCD-8069 | CD |
Misfits | 24 Nov, 1998 | USA | Konk/Velvel 63467-79726-2 | CD |
Misfits | 24 Aug, 2004 | USA | Konk/Koch VEL-SC-79802 | SACD (hybrid) |
stereo single mix, recorded 28 Sep, 1977 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
Black Messiah/Misfits | 29 Sep, 1978 | UK | Arista ARIST 210 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Live Life/Black Messiah | Nov 1978 | USA | Arista AS 0372 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Misfits | 24 Nov, 1998 | USA | Konk/Velvel 63467-79726-2 | CD |
Misfits | 24 Aug, 2004 | USA | Konk/Koch VEL-SC-79802 | SACD (hybrid) |
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