Testament - John Doe Lyrics






He died on thorazine
Lost life and any hopes
Laid him down on a bed of steel
Laid downtown at the city morgue

John Doe... a man haunted by his past
John Doe... his lost soul will never rest

He was raised as an orphan
Abuse victim as a child
Dreaming haunting memories
Made John Doe take his own life
John Doe... a man haunted by his past
John Doe... realize that you're dead

He who is victimized can never grasp
Never ever knowing what is love...
He was a bitter man an only son
Never ever knowing what is... love... no love

Take heed to my warning
Even though I might be wrong
Fulfill life full of love
Or you'll end up just like John

John Doe... a man haunted by his past
John Doe... his lost soul will never rest
John Doe... a man haunted by his past
John Doe... realize that you're dead
John Doe... John
John Doe... John





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  1. K.... S....

    The absolute BEST Testament album!

  2. A.... D....

    Those drums!

  3. v.... ....

    The riff at 1:24 !!

  4. Q.... C....

    Great Memories , Good Old Day's , I remember John Doe :) QC

  5. s.... ....

    underrated album. I love it.

  6. g.... h....

    Elitist and poser said this album was awful, but to me, especially when the "shit" gets real and blast this song, id love to punch someone in the face with a hammer

    g.... h....

    gregorius henry I don't even hate the album I think it's there best album

    g.... h....

    im not an elitist,neither a poser...and i think this album is pure shit,caca,crap etc.

  7. g.... ....

    Man I wish they would play songs from Low and Demonic live. But there might be backlash from the narrow-minded metalheads who think they're not "true" enough...

    g.... ....

    I would love to hear songs from The Gathering and especially Low, but Demonic is awful.

    g.... ....

    It's a shame Alx S. don't want to.

    g.... ....

    Pretty sure they did (opened with?) Demonic Refusal when I saw them in Dallas a few years back.

    g.... ....

    Demonic is the only album i Like by them

    g.... ....

    @Robert PrestonLow and The Gathering are more like this album than the thrash albums but all are great.

  8. C.... C....

    Testament to the truth

  9. A.... ....

    Haha, what a fucking awful song from an overrated band. The chorus reminds me of Pantera.

    A.... ....

    i think it was influenced by that era.it sounds a bit machine heady to me although i prefer this song.

    A.... ....

    AdrianGrave Sorry you don’t like it man. Just listen to what makes you happy

  10. R.... ....

    At 1:37, shit gets REAL

  11. C.... W....

    Take my advice find some love o you'll end up just like john

  12. C.... ....

    some of this song sounds like Alice in Chains - Them Bones

    C.... ....

    Same tuning

    C.... ....

    sounds similar

    C.... ....

    Good ear. The chorus riff of this song and the verse riff of them bones both are based on a chromatic ascending idea, so that's why they might sound similar.

  13. E.... C....

    ONE OF THE BEST BY TESTAMENT

  14. j.... k....

    Badass motherfuckers since the early days.! \m/

  15. G.... G....

    yeah killer!!! one of my favorites on this record!

  16. j.... ....

    agreed....i can actually understand chuck's lyrics as opposed to death metal retards who don't even sound like they're saying anything, just making a god-awful racket.

    j.... ....

    jono5428 i agree like the new metal bands and they play the same fucking cords over and over again.

    j.... ....

    Bro oldschool death growls were easy to understand

  17. m.... ....

    @LOLPombaer
    Does he growl the hell out of the singers of Cannibal Corpse, Decapitated, Cryptopsy, Autopsy, Obituary, and Morbid Angel?
    I like Chuck, and Testament, but this isn't as good as some death metal bands I've heard. It's still amazing, though.

  18. m.... g....

    HUGE track!

  19. M.... M....

    I've heard Testament from before this album and after this album. In my opinion, this band should stay like they are now! Demonic was their turning point from normal thrash metal, then The Gathering dominated, and now The Formation Of Damnation fucking rocks! From this album on theyve ruled like kings...kings of hell of course!

  20. M.... M....

    I just recently discovered this band...where the hell have I been?!?! This beats out all the other bands from the 80's- 90's!

  21. b.... ....

    I saw them on this tour. Man they killed.

  22. J.... M....

    i love it - a fucking heavy song with an awesome message

    TESTAMENT

  23. B.... L....

    @benmarvin57

    I think that Chuck Billy had much better vocals on those two than on the 80's albums, much more brutal!

  24. F.... ....

    @alexguerreiro15 The guy from 7even.

  25. M.... P....

    muy buena rola viva testamet

  26. D.... ....

    this album kick ass

  27. S.... D....

    @CapnCrossbones he died on thorazine <3

  28. C.... ....

    @TheBestGuitarSoloEVR I see..... So you getting raped means I have fat greasy thumbs , cd's can not wear out (They can burn out from the laser , scratch up from being handled due to excessive play) and you felt the importance of mentioning that because? Oh wait you are on a trolling account , never mind ;) happy trolling son. JOHN DOE!

  29. S.... D....

    @CapnCrossbones i was raped

  30. C.... ....

    @TheBestGuitarSoloEVR you ok man?

  31. S.... D....

    @CapnCrossbones you cant wear a cd out like a fucking casette lol you probably smudged it wiht your fat pizza hut grease thumbs

  32. J.... D....

    @alexguerreiro15 It's a name for bodies found that haven't been identified yet, I don't know the meaning of the name for this song though.

  33. V.... ....

    01:22 GOD DAMN, MOTHERFUCKER

    V.... ....

    I just found this again! killer riff

  34. A.... G....

    who the fuck is John Doe

    A.... G....

    A man haunted by his past

  35. C.... ....

    JOHN DOE! One of the most listened albums in my history of listening to HARD Metal. Got this album the day it hit the shelf. Listened to it till the cd was unplayable lmao....

  36. d.... ....

    @rattati171 yea its cool , this is what happens when ya take a brake from the norm

  37. J.... D....

    I am John Doe

  38. G.... ....

    @rattati171 well you opinion appeals to me, and im sure a lot of others

  39. r.... ....

    Now this is one of the best metal songs ever.
    Just my opinion.