He’s Coming / Antioch Prison

Lyrics

PRISONERS (Whispered): He's coming! He's coming! He's coming! He's coming! He's coming! PRISONER 1: He's coming, he's coming, I sense it everywhere! PRISONER 2: He's coming, he's coming, I feel it in the air! PRISONER 1: Someone to be the leader PRISONER 2: Someone to set us free! PRISONERS: He's coming! PRISONER 3: He's coming, he's coming, the word is all around! PRISONER 4: He's coming, he's coming, a new and joyous sound! PRISONER 3: Someone to be the teacher PRISONER 4: Someone to lead the way PRISONERS: He's coming! PRISONER 3: Philemon! PRISONER 1: Philemon! PRISONERS: How that name lights up the darkness PRISONER 2: Philemon! PRISONER 4: Philemon! PRISONERS: How that name drives out the terror Philemon will soon be coming He will take us from this place Can't you feel the heartbeats humming? Can't you feel the state of grace? Philemon! He's coming, he's coming He's coming, he's coming He's coming, he's coming He's coming... NARRATOR (Spoken): Antioch Prison Already ancient in an ancient time The walls are cool and tomblike, wet The pitiful graffiti streaked with rivulets of sweat What do they say, these desperate scratchings on the wall? FEMALE PRISONER (Sung): Mother... NARRATOR (Spoken): That's probably the most common PRISONERS: Mother... Mother... Mother... NARRATOR (Spoken): Another favorite: MALE PRISONER (Sung): The food in here tastes like shit NARRATOR (Spoken): Sometimes they're religious ANOTHER FEMALE PRISONER (Sung): O God, have mercy on my soul Forgive me for my blindness in the days when I had eyes NARRATOR (Spoken): Sometimes they're defiant ANOTHER FEMALE PRISONER (Sung): Pigs! Pigs! Dirty little pigs! Cowards, bastards, butchers, swine! Pig, pig, pig, pig, pig, pig, pig, pig!