The Cross

Yet another song about being gay by Samael

The wind of spring blows in heaven in the land of gold in the land of god (Just a reference that god was suppose to make everything perfect, yet it is not, people are born gay and are repressed by religion) manipulate the holiness (the words of god are interrepted instead of teaching love they teach hate) maculate our loneliness (Gays are not allowed to be part of society and are condemned to living alone and in fear) shining between two worlds (the person is trying to balance religion with their sexuality) learning to win and hold fraction of monopoly (trying to get acceptance from the church, yet religion teaches shame for being gay) tension of opposite's pole (people consider gay evil the opposite of good) give or take what has to move (this line refers how christianity is bounded by tradition and has to be more progressive) for I will fight for my country Eldest to the one and I harvest of love and light (this lines refers to having pride in who you are no mater your sexuality) armless - amnesty (this refers how christianity is suppose to be so accepting but is not, it does not embrace love for all, it just ingores groups of people and pretend they do not exist)

North south east and west the cross is sent over the lands (refers to how christianity is world wide) keep draining what was and will be in our time in our life (christianity teaches not to take pride in yourself and who you truly are) pilot soul takes you on the ride, no rise no fall for Humankind (christianity teaches that you should reject your gay sexuality, to go on a pilot mode and do what society says you should do (being straight), therefore you will not go to hell, but you will never experience the higher things in life such as love for another)

Among the best survive or leave (this refer to being in church, your among the purist, so you have to survive living without your natural instincts of being gay or leave) paranoid night so hard to relieve (paranoid night refers to going out to relieve your gay urges and being nervous that you will get caught and that other will know of your sin) would you betray innovation in the name of tradition (are you going to deny your sexuality to live by god rules) hopeless - amnesia (this line is a statement that if you deny your gayness that life will be hopeless)

North south east and west the cross is sent over the lands keep draining what was and will be in our time in our life pilot soul takes you on the ride, no rise no fall for Humankind

Helvetia gloria still smile behind the shade of shame cross your faith, join your hands tomorrow holds another day (the first line Helvetia Gloria is refering to embracing a woman but still you are always going to lust for a man so you have shame for who you are, the second line states "cross your faith, this is actually refering to rejecting your faith and joining hands with another man and being in a relationship with them and feeling hope for the future)

Eldest to the one and I harvest of love and light dictated by war and hate (refrering to how religion is hatefult) supported by those who hide (there are religious peope who are gay) it lives in your mind (no matter how much you reject your gayness it is still there) whatever you may say (referring to how people say you can get rid of being gay-reference to the ex gay movement) whoever you may pray Christianity world-wide (all religions teach that homosexuality is wrong, so no mattter who your god to it is teaching self hate-this theme is continued in the song anti-god by the line that I am the only hope that you got)