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Atmosphere – The Abusing of the Rib Lyrics 16 years ago
Yea, good point man. You know, a lot of Atmosphere music from this period was about travel. I can think of about half a dozen.

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Atmosphere – The Abusing of the Rib Lyrics 16 years ago
Well, you're all very smart cookies. Why doesn't slug himself just come along and clear it up for us? Take the guesswork out. He might say something that would make us all look stupid, like I don't know, maybe this song is meant to be taken literally. It's not about a human, it's about planet earth. Mother Nature. But that's just pure conjecture

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Atmosphere – Bleed Slow Lyrics 17 years ago
Manqito, how can you be so condescending and then proceed to write complete gibberish?

The only person who can really understand this song is the author. Sean is a very creative guy but sometimes his lyrics just don't make much sense. There are often many contradictions in the songs that aren't telling a linear story. This makes deciphering the meaning very difficult.

That said, I come away from this song with a very different interpretation. I really see this as the story of a serial killer who preys on severely depressed women.

To really explain how I came up with this I would have to go line by line. Don't really want to do that. But take a look at the lyrics again with my view in mind.

Some key lines:
"Can't help but adore each one he's torn
From the pores of the face of the earth's core"

"Slaughter of the meak
The Godly technique
The monster march is to a different beat"

And lastly, "Take her away before She (God) takes her
away"
This line got me thinking of the killer as something, I don't know, more than human. Like a deamon or the Devil maybe. He's in a sort of competition with God.

I admit I might be completely wrong. Maybe later I'll write more supporting my argument. Let me know what you think.

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