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sokorny

2016-05-02 03:31:05

Lateralus518

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2006-04-07 01:33:27

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Cover art for Weekend Sex Change lyrics by Dillinger Escape Plan, The

by escapist_flaw

17y ago

the recording that is played during this instrumental is supposedly from a 1934 propaganda film called "dillinger, public enemy no. 1". It says "Here lies the inevitable end for criminals like Dillinger. The electric chair yawns for its fodder of calloused human beasts whose warped minds prompt evil deeds. The wages of sins is death." It then repeats "Crime never pays". The band's reference to dillinger makes sense, and it certainly creates a creepy sense of inhumanity when played with the music. I don't know if it has any more meaning than this, or what the radio overlay about the government agent is from...