| GWAR – Anti-Anti-Christ Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Like many GWAR songs, this song has multiple meanings. Taken literally and within the context of the overall album, the song is about GWAR summoning a larger beast (Oberammergau - The Hellmouth) to defeat the Black Pope, who is believed to be the Anti-Christ and has taken over the church and corrupted it from the inside. That's what the whole "heaping virgins around me, I summon the Oberammergau" line is about. Oderus is conducting a ritual sacrifice to summon the Hellmouth. This fits in with the overall storyline of the album, which culminates in "The Song of Words," where GWAR goes to war with the forces of the Black Pope, aided by the creatures that Oberammergau spewed forth from some chaos dimension. In the end, GWAR doesn't do this to save or defend the church... They do it because they're GWAR, and GWAR kills stuff. Taken figuratively, the song is about how all religions are lies. The idea is that if there is no Christ-God, then there is no Devil. In order for one to be truly anti-Christian, they must also be anti-Satan because one predicates the other. It touches on the corruption within the church and the fact that the entire structure of organized religion is designed to oppress people and make the weak feel strong. Almost nothing that GWAR does has a single meaning. It's what makes them such a great act. On one hand, they're establishing a mythos and telling awesome stories within it. On the other hand, they are making social commentary the whole time. In conclusion: GWAR rules! |
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| AFI – Head Like a Hole (Nine Inch Nails cover) Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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1) i don't see how anyone can say that this song is better than reznor's. there's nothing new here, nothing impressive. it's a decent enough cover, but i can't really say it's better because there was nothing particularly impressive about it. 2) keep in mind that this song was written around the time that people like jim bakker were being exposed as frauds and embezzelors. hence "god money." |
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