In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
No heaven above - Nothing higher
Lightning tiger ride the whirlwinds
Your greatest fear and your deepest desire
Thunder in the night forever!!!
I'll go - Where no-one has gone
Do - What no-one has done
Shine - As no-one has shone
Satanist
I am the way - The truth and the life
No restriction - Every life is a crime
On the throne - Exalted by soul
The true living image of a
God - Without no bounds
Do - What no-one has done
Shine - As no-one has shone
Satanist - The devil's finest
A diamond - In the fear and silence
Always and ever - Nowhere and never
Unheavenly star rise up
No heaven above - Nothing higher
Lightning tiger ride the whirlwinds
Your greatest fear and your deepest desire
Thunder in the night forever!!!
I'll go - Where no-one has gone
Do - What no-one has done
Shine - As no-one has shone
Satanist - The devil's finest
Satanist - The devil's finest
A diamond - In the fear and silence
Always and ever - Nowhere and never
Unheavenly star rise up
Trident revenge
To be all that I am
Freedom and joy
To be all that I am
To Be All That I Am
Satanist - Death-defyer
Satanist - Spiritfire
Satanist - Death-defyer
Satanist - Nothing higher
Lightning tiger ride the whirlwinds
Your greatest fear and your deepest desire
Thunder in the night forever!!!
I'll go - Where no-one has gone
Do - What no-one has done
Shine - As no-one has shone
Satanist
I am the way - The truth and the life
No restriction - Every life is a crime
On the throne - Exalted by soul
The true living image of a
God - Without no bounds
Do - What no-one has done
Shine - As no-one has shone
Satanist - The devil's finest
A diamond - In the fear and silence
Always and ever - Nowhere and never
Unheavenly star rise up
No heaven above - Nothing higher
Lightning tiger ride the whirlwinds
Your greatest fear and your deepest desire
Thunder in the night forever!!!
I'll go - Where no-one has gone
Do - What no-one has done
Shine - As no-one has shone
Satanist - The devil's finest
Satanist - The devil's finest
A diamond - In the fear and silence
Always and ever - Nowhere and never
Unheavenly star rise up
Trident revenge
To be all that I am
Freedom and joy
To be all that I am
To Be All That I Am
Satanist - Death-defyer
Satanist - Spiritfire
Satanist - Death-defyer
Satanist - Nothing higher
Lyrics submitted by SenselessNoise
Satanist Lyrics as written by Magnus Olsfelt
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Also, the line "To Be All That I Am" is in reference (and is mocking) when the god in the Old Testament says "I Am That I Am" in Exodus 3:14. He is saying that he is the ultimate being, and that there is nothing higher than himself.
In my opinion, this is a great way to live your life. Question everything and realize your full potential. Don't become enslaved to some fictional "higher" power.