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The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil Lyrics 16 years ago
Basically, it means "God is evil."

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The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil Lyrics 16 years ago
It's not Lucifer speaking in this song, it's God.

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails

This song is saying that God is the real devil. It's a maltheistic song.

So if you meet me Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah

It's telling you to worship this evil totalitarian or you will suffer. The title "Sympathy for the Devil" is because people generally worship God and sympathize with him despite monstrous deeds. "Devil" is not a literal term.

I don't actually believe God is this, just what I think the song is saying. I don't agree with it, but this is what I think it's saying


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