Been to this place before
an excavation
scrawling a name again
touch stony face restored
can't read the name
collapsible fingertips
weeping within the hot of desert weeps
to brood inside the skull of
wax and time
taking no step alone until you can
crying on the downed stones
By handfuls you will build a pillamyd
lust in the vessel head
working with slaves
dust in the eyes of men
Offer nocturnal prayer
alter ablaze
magik obtained
deciphering pain
moving inside you when you seem asleep
influence all to step beyond the gate
when you're slipping in preservative
hydro-glyphic downed stones
by handfuls you will build a pillamyd
a pillamyd built
the pillamyd guilt... inside
It's etched in stone
an excavation
scrawling a name again
touch stony face restored
can't read the name
collapsible fingertips
weeping within the hot of desert weeps
to brood inside the skull of
wax and time
taking no step alone until you can
crying on the downed stones
By handfuls you will build a pillamyd
lust in the vessel head
working with slaves
dust in the eyes of men
Offer nocturnal prayer
alter ablaze
magik obtained
deciphering pain
moving inside you when you seem asleep
influence all to step beyond the gate
when you're slipping in preservative
hydro-glyphic downed stones
by handfuls you will build a pillamyd
a pillamyd built
the pillamyd guilt... inside
It's etched in stone
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This song rocks! No need to talk about the meaning really :D
well...it could be mix of two words...pills and pyramid...as we know, pyramids r built out of countless stones...maybe refering to countless painkilling pills Phil abused during Pantera-days and because of his spine... just my opinion...oh yeah, and the song fucking kills! hail down
What the fuck is a pillamyd? Sounds like a Japanese person trying to pronounce "pyramid". But nah, this song is awesome. :P Don't know what it's about, though.
Stevara's pretty much got it. Another thing this song makes me think about is the food pyramid and how it seems that prescription drugs are becoming so common that they might as well be another food group but the truth is that they're not that necessary and the recommendation is just there so pharmaceutical companies can rake in some more cash. That doesn't seem to be part of the meaning of the song, but the wordplay gets me thinking about it.
I agree 100% with stevara about this songs meaning
also, I love the way the ending of "his majesty the desert" just builds then runs straight into this song.