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.
You are the one we despise
Day in day out your words compromise lives
I will love watching you die
Soon it will be and by your own demise
Buried in hypocrisy
Lacerate your faith in god
Morally diseased
On the cross of Calvary your body bashed, defeated, stabbed
Blessing as you hate
Loyal to your enemies
Monetary faith
As him you'll pay for the lies of your prophecy
Satan wants you dead
Kill the christian, kill the christian
Kill the christian, kill the christian
Kill the christian, kill the christian
Kill the christian
Armies of darkness unite
Destroy their temples and churches with fire
Where in his world will you hide
Sentenced to death, the anointment of Christ
In due time your path leads to me
Put you out of your misery
The death of prediction
Kill the christian
Kill the christian...dead!
Day in day out your words compromise lives
I will love watching you die
Soon it will be and by your own demise
Buried in hypocrisy
Lacerate your faith in god
Morally diseased
On the cross of Calvary your body bashed, defeated, stabbed
Blessing as you hate
Loyal to your enemies
Monetary faith
As him you'll pay for the lies of your prophecy
Satan wants you dead
Kill the christian, kill the christian
Kill the christian, kill the christian
Kill the christian, kill the christian
Kill the christian
Armies of darkness unite
Destroy their temples and churches with fire
Where in his world will you hide
Sentenced to death, the anointment of Christ
In due time your path leads to me
Put you out of your misery
The death of prediction
Kill the christian
Kill the christian...dead!
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KILL THE CHRISTIANS!!!!!!!!!!fuck ur god and ur christ this song kicks ass kill all christians and jews
people like you should be tied up and sodomized.
KILL EVERY FUCKING ONE OF THEM!!! HAIL LORD SATAN!!!!!
Actually, thy're usually Black metal bands. But now i'm just being a nit-picking asshole. Glenn isn't being serious with most of this stuff, he just says things to express his anger at the hypocrisy of religion and stuff. C'mon, the man lives in Florida.
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You guys have it all wrong. It's about the love FOR christians. Christians are always whining about how immoral everyone is, and how everyone should suspend desire in order to make it through the pearly gates to heaven. Well, this is the song that should be played while one puts them out of their misery. They may not like it now, but will be thanking you and Deicide later. Now, they can be among the like-minded where they can dazzle each other with how moral they were before they were offed by a generous Deicide fan. Besides, what validity would GOD have if there were not Deicide or their fans? NONE. Evil justifies good. SO STOP COMPLAINING, YOU CHRISTIANS! We give you a reason to ....DIE hahahaha!
Oh and I think there is one thing we can agree on... this song is total crap, and doesn't represent the views of an atheist as much as the views of someone who should be incarcerated... immediately. Honestly, it is garbage like this that make me with people weren't allowed to have opinions.
No offense, i mean obviously i don't really think being agnostic is arrogant. All I'm saying is agnosticism isn't much of a worldview.
If you honestly think that Glenn himself would, or expects his fans to go out and kill Christian's or beat people about the head with Bibles, not only are you too easily offended, but you're also lacking intelligence. There ARE Death Metal bands in which members have actually murdered people and burned churches.
Then again, some fools like "TonkpilS_666_13" would take his message seriously.
On one hand we have deeply intelligent Deicide fans, like shadowwiththeeyes, who present carefully thought out posts, which provide intellectual gristle, upon which to chew and then on the other hand we have Necronic...
stop criticising me for my beliefs