This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Atomic Death! All shall despair
Burning hot ashes will part from the dead
Chaos unfolds. Scorched. Choking on fumes, suffocate
Obliteration! All shall despair! End of days
Vaporized flesh. Bones turned to glass. Silos unleashing a deadly wave
Incoming firestorm rages and cities will fall
Nuclear holocaust. Bodies turned to dust
The sickly stench of burning skin
Mushroom cloud, halo of doom. Nukes blast and set ablaze
Burst into flames. Bodies erupting with toxic intestines and repulsive
gore
Inferno of flesh. Evacuate! Last chance of escape! Atomic exodus. Exodus
Searing skin, sliding off bones, slowly sickening
Vomiting blood as their organs explode and their bodies dissolve. Genitals rot. Cancer takes hold
Acid rain fall out on blistering skin. Boils and festering plague will set in
Lesions and tumorous growths now appear. Twisted and gruesome, insanity nears
Murderous scavengers. Cannibal savages
Feasting on corpses and raping the dead
Living on death, dealing torture and dread
Laughing and raping the dead
Slapped to the floor, on her knees
Begging, no release, stripped
Spattered with disease, choked on gore
Forced to fuck while bleeding
Acid vomit spewed onto her face
Mouth filled with piss and sick
Violated
Tortured one and all, mass murder
Frenzied slaughter
Babies beat to death while their parents
Are devoured. Devoured
The hunger takes them all
The slow, the weak go first
Butcher the corpse, up on the slab
Retching while eating the flesh of their dead
Exodus
A winter of eternal end. Racing to Armageddon
Burning hot ashes will part from the dead
Chaos unfolds. Scorched. Choking on fumes, suffocate
Obliteration! All shall despair! End of days
Vaporized flesh. Bones turned to glass. Silos unleashing a deadly wave
Incoming firestorm rages and cities will fall
Nuclear holocaust. Bodies turned to dust
The sickly stench of burning skin
Mushroom cloud, halo of doom. Nukes blast and set ablaze
Burst into flames. Bodies erupting with toxic intestines and repulsive
gore
Inferno of flesh. Evacuate! Last chance of escape! Atomic exodus. Exodus
Searing skin, sliding off bones, slowly sickening
Vomiting blood as their organs explode and their bodies dissolve. Genitals rot. Cancer takes hold
Acid rain fall out on blistering skin. Boils and festering plague will set in
Lesions and tumorous growths now appear. Twisted and gruesome, insanity nears
Murderous scavengers. Cannibal savages
Feasting on corpses and raping the dead
Living on death, dealing torture and dread
Laughing and raping the dead
Slapped to the floor, on her knees
Begging, no release, stripped
Spattered with disease, choked on gore
Forced to fuck while bleeding
Acid vomit spewed onto her face
Mouth filled with piss and sick
Violated
Tortured one and all, mass murder
Frenzied slaughter
Babies beat to death while their parents
Are devoured. Devoured
The hunger takes them all
The slow, the weak go first
Butcher the corpse, up on the slab
Retching while eating the flesh of their dead
Exodus
A winter of eternal end. Racing to Armageddon
Lyrics submitted by Opethfanatic89
Exodus Lyrics as written by Phil Tolfree
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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