And she's a killer
And she's a keeper...

[Verse 1]
Am I blurry
In your vision
Was I just
A poor decision
Cut me open
With precision
& we'll finger
The incision
Tell me what have I done
(quid pro quo)
To watch you lose
Control
(tunnel)
I will give you sanctuary
In these hymns of Thanatos...
I will give you sanctuary!

[Verse 2]
You want to
See me burn
I am living fire!
You want to
See me burn
I am living fire!
You will know me
By the scars I bare
You will know me
By the hate I swear
You will know me
By the scars I bare
Shapeless vengeance!
(tunnel)
We are the 1000 children of death.

We're in-between, on the fence
Non-descript antagonists

I'm in-between, on the fence
Non-descript antagonist!

I'll split you open
& climb inside
Lose myself
Eaten alive

We are the 1000 children of death!

From seraphim!
To nephilim!
To exodus!

[Verse 3]
She's picking ghostflowers
From her soul
She's clipping the wings
Of fallen angels!
She's picking ghostflowers
From her soul
She's tonguing splinters
Of broken halos!
You will know me
By the scars I bare
You will know me
By the hate I swear
You will know me
By the scars I bare
You will know me

[Bridge]
From gelatin
To specimen
To emptiness

I will be avenged
I will be avenged

These are the secrets
That kill, that kill
That kill, that kill
That kill, that kill
That kill, that kill

We are the 1000 children of death


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    Hey, though I'd just comment on some of the mythological/religious stuff in this song, bause I'm a total mythology nerd. Also because I just heard this song, loved it, and felt the need to go rant about it. xD

    Okay, so Otep- the name itself- I'm sure Otep was an ancient Egyptian goddess or god of the dead. They had a few. At least my guess is it'd be a combination of a few different names, but it sounds super familiar.

    Thanatos was the ancient Greek god of death. most people assume that this was Hades, but there's a difference- Hades ruled the underworld alongside Persephone (at least for half of the year, that's a long story) and Thanatos was the actual god of death itself.

    i might have my facts wrong on the first two, but the one I'm sure of is this- the seraphim are the group of angels closest to God in Catholicism. The Nephilim, on the other hand, were the children of angels and humans, and I'm pretty sure they weren't held in a very good light. I think they were all killed. yes. So that kind of explains the whole seraphim-to-nephilim thing.

    Okay, I should probably shut up now. xD I agree with Emby on almost all counts...but I think maybe the first verse might be referring to a relationship. maybe her boyfriend broke up with her and she committed suicide, or maybe she refused to leave him and he killed her? The 'clipping the wings of fallen angels' line strikes me as saying something like she's trying to do something that's already been done, punishing someone else when they've already been hurt enough, if that makes any sense...

    I've got a really weird mind. You can tell. >>

    BlueCODon November 10, 2007   Link

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