Lyrics · Ezekiel
Eat This Roll
Ezekiel 2:1-3:27
[Litany]
Stand on thy feet, son of man in the dust,
Eat this roll; let the warning become thee,
The Spirit gives balance before giving trust.
Honey on the tongue, but a burden in the body.
A hand held a scroll with both surfaces filled,
Eat this roll; let the warning become thee,
Lament on the front and the back wrote the will.
Honey on the tongue, but a burden in the body.
[Verse 2]
Speak if they hear, speak if they close the door,
A prophet is known by the word, not applause.
Seven days silent beside the canal,
Then watchman responsibility sounded the wall.
[Refrain]
Eat this roll; let the warning become thee,
Honey on the tongue, but a burden in the body.
[Bridge]
Warn wicked and righteous; do not guard thy breath,
Silence can borrow another man’s death.
The mouth may be opened, the mouth may be bound,
But the word once eaten must finally be sounded.
[Final Chorus]
Eat this roll; let the warning become thee,
Honey on the tongue, but a burden in the body.
But the word once eaten must finally be sounded.

