I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Snuff the punk
I'm gettin' tired of you chump
Bass in your face
You'll get a taste fo the P.O.D. funk
When I say punk or chump I don't mean you
Talkin' 'bout the devil and his crew
Check me out
You came to rob and steal from the helpless
Warriors in Christ we stand up for the defenseless
So can you get with this, then please step to this
And if you say yes, sign the P.O.D. checklist
This is a spiritual war, we take no prisoners
Live a life of sin, you don't know what you're getting into
You picked a winner, love the sinner, hate the sin dude
We got a plan, understand, here's what we're gonna do
Snuff the punk, snuff the punk
Snuff 'em, snuff 'em
Snuff the punk, snuff the punk
Snuff the punk, snuff the punk
Snuff 'em, snuff 'em
Snuff the punk, snuff the punk
P.O.D. hit me one more time for those that don't be known
Merrily, merrily, merrily, down the streams is how I'm flowin'
Keep goin' don't stop, all props to my pops
P.O.D. the gospel, the gospel, that rocks
Rock you, we did it, I think it's time to quit it
And when my king is speaking, yo you better take a seat kid
The shield of God ain't nothin' gonna hurt me
And like too ruff, we're gettin' down and dirty
I told you once before homie, this is the real deal
No time to win your soul, it's too late, we gotta steal it
Blinded by ignorance, use some common sense
It's too close to the end to be walking on the fence
Rough so tough, God challenged my bluff "G"
I thank the Lord the day he snuffed a punk like me
Snuff the punk, P.O.D. snuff the punk
Snuff the punk, P.O.D. snuff the punk
Snuff the punk, P.O.D. snuff the punk
Snuff the punk, P.O.D. snuff the punk
I'm gettin' tired of you chump
Bass in your face
You'll get a taste fo the P.O.D. funk
When I say punk or chump I don't mean you
Talkin' 'bout the devil and his crew
Check me out
You came to rob and steal from the helpless
Warriors in Christ we stand up for the defenseless
So can you get with this, then please step to this
And if you say yes, sign the P.O.D. checklist
This is a spiritual war, we take no prisoners
Live a life of sin, you don't know what you're getting into
You picked a winner, love the sinner, hate the sin dude
We got a plan, understand, here's what we're gonna do
Snuff the punk, snuff the punk
Snuff 'em, snuff 'em
Snuff the punk, snuff the punk
Snuff the punk, snuff the punk
Snuff 'em, snuff 'em
Snuff the punk, snuff the punk
P.O.D. hit me one more time for those that don't be known
Merrily, merrily, merrily, down the streams is how I'm flowin'
Keep goin' don't stop, all props to my pops
P.O.D. the gospel, the gospel, that rocks
Rock you, we did it, I think it's time to quit it
And when my king is speaking, yo you better take a seat kid
The shield of God ain't nothin' gonna hurt me
And like too ruff, we're gettin' down and dirty
I told you once before homie, this is the real deal
No time to win your soul, it's too late, we gotta steal it
Blinded by ignorance, use some common sense
It's too close to the end to be walking on the fence
Rough so tough, God challenged my bluff "G"
I thank the Lord the day he snuffed a punk like me
Snuff the punk, P.O.D. snuff the punk
Snuff the punk, P.O.D. snuff the punk
Snuff the punk, P.O.D. snuff the punk
Snuff the punk, P.O.D. snuff the punk
Lyrics submitted by HoldURBreath
Snuff the Punk Lyrics as written by Mark Traa Daniels Marcos Curiel
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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jesus wouldn't hate the devil though, i mean he can;t hate the devil, that would contradict all of his teachings