Sincerely, Ichobod

whoever put these lyrics here, the first line says "We once drew" other than that is good i think. i think this song is about trying to get rid of our sinful self once and for all, read romans 6. We'll take it all back and then some" - we'll take back control of ourselves and no longer indulge our sinful nature. i love this song cos it talks about it so violently, it makes me passionate about cutting out all of me that wants sin. ichabod means - place without God.

Actually, I think he got it from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. You know, with ichabod crane? and the off with your head, relates a little to that too cause he lost his head. But, I'm just guessing....you're probably right

We can all pull out different meanings from this song but I think 'bought by blood' kinda hit it on the target because I was pretty much thinking the same. 'So bored of losing ground to the heresy, In our hearts' signifies how maybe a opinion has been chose may have been by a sinful self... then again I could be wrong.

'Off with your head We'll take it all back and then some Never again... Off with your head We'll cut out all that's a hinderance Bleed the old man' Could might as well be talking about a battle within... and cutting back any sins and obsessions that might be holding you back, the word "Hindrance" means any immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.

and it may very be talking about them breaking away from their old sound you can never really rule anything out.

'I know who I am in the Depths of Spirit and truth I've seen the face of redemption And He isn't you I'm through indulging my tastes of My crulest nature So I think this blade better suites you... Since were the ones Who occupy this temple We'll be the ones Who'll show you out'

Could also be talking about how some priest proclaim that they are the only ones who can communicate to god and such. And aslo talk about how some priest (not all) shout unto jesus the word 'blasphemy.

There are soooo many meanings you can get out of this song.

this song is about getting the junk out of your life, and it makes a really cool metaphor about beheading this "ichabod." ichabod is a name that is used in the Bible which means something to the effect of "the glory is gone." he got this name because there was a battle in which eli and his two sons were killed. ichabod was eli's grandson.

my favorite line is "So bored of losing ground to the heresy In our hearts." because a lot of times that's the attitude that i have in my Christian walk. it talks about "showing out" ichabod, which symbolizes the bad stuff in your life-"well take it all back and then some" and "well cut out all thats a hindrance"

the only thing that i dont really understand is "bleed the old man" this could either be because ichabod's father was killed in the story, or i think it might be talking about the passage in the Bible which says that you should hate your family. it didnt really mean you should hate your family, it just meant "hate" compared to your love for Christ-- you should love God so much more.

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Lyric corrected, thank you.

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i read on there site that part of this song is about moving on and making a whole new sound for themselves We once drew lines in black (refering to their cd Drawing Black Lines) and right now its about time we took them back (as in moving on from there old sound that made them famous) and "We'll take it all back and then some Never again" they r done making the same sound over and over

Sorry, let me clearify myself before anyone makes a comment towards my input I meant 'shouted unto jesus the word 'blasphemy'. When Jesus was sent to the earth and walked and talked as man and preformed miracles... some priest could not believe it some came to think he was a warlock, wizard... which brought to the crucifiction of Jesus which he had already know about that... before it ever happened

The "old man" is the old, sinful, worldly self inside each of us that we are trying to push out. bought_in_blood is right, this song shows in a violent manner how we should react to our sinful nature. It personifies the old self inside us and then chops off it's head, makes it bleed. Great stuff.

yeah thanks OnDistantShores you're probly right about that i agree that makes more sense than my theory

here's another way to view a part of it, altough slightly abstract. The head is the control center of the body right? Off with your head could possibly refer to getting rid of the controlling effects that sin sometimes has on our lives. Basically saying, "Sin, you are not my master. BE GONE!!" Bleed the old man has always struck me since the first time I read the words as the part in the Bible where it refers to putting off your old self (aka old man). Just my thoughts.