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Take it and take it and take it and take it and take it all
Take it and take it and take it until you take us all
Smash it and crash it and thrash it and trash it
They're only toys
Try it you’ll like it don’t hide it don’t fight it, just let it out
Steal and shoot it and kill it or take another route
Take it and take it and take it
You know they’re only toys

Devour Devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour Devour
It’s your final hour

Devour Devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour Devour
Wonder where'd you go?

You want it you want it you want it you want it
Well here it is
Everything everything everything
Isn’t so primitive
Take it and take it and take it and take it and take it all

Nobody nobody wants to feel like this
Nobody nobody wants to live like this
Nobody nobody wants a war like this

Devour Devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour Devour
It’s your final hour

Devour Devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour Devour
Wonder where you'd go?

Diving down
Round and round
Diving down
Round and round

Devour Devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour Devour
It’s your final hour

Devour Devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour Devour
Wonder where you'd go?

Devour Devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour Devour
It’s your final hour

Devour Devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour Devour
Wonder where you'd go?
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Cover art for Devour lyrics by Shinedown

This song definitely sounds like it's geared towards the President and Iraq...basically "suffocate your own empire" probably implies that he's ruining the American empire....the beginning probably implies to him nonchalantly destroying and taking things without regard to what it actually is, hence "they're only toys"...at least that's what I think

Cover art for Devour lyrics by Shinedown

I believe these lyrics are talking about Hitler and his lighting war (blitzkrieg). No one else in the world today (war wise) really believes that foreign souls are stolen. Read Mein Kampf maby thatll give u a hint its all about Hitler and hime killing German while trying to help it. What a way to go probably refers to his suicide as such it was a horrible way to go ( No i dont like Hitler suicide is horrible no matter who it is). Even the alternate videos "grey people" look to be more like there all the same which is what Hitler wanted.

Cover art for Devour lyrics by Shinedown

This song is sick! When did shinedown get this heavy? I mean they weren't bad before but my god. We got a new disturbed on the loose.

wow if you knew what desturbed music was even about you would regret saying that stupid comment

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Cover art for Devour lyrics by Shinedown

Woah woah...easy on those accusations. I'm not slamming our country or our leaders, but artists often DO. Just because I think that the song might be talking about the Iraq War doesn't necessarily imply that I oppose it. Don't be so naive and stupid, and don't tell me what I do or do not believe. Thank you.

Cover art for Devour lyrics by Shinedown

This song is definitely about the desire for some sort of foreign dish, probably a European cuisine. Just take it. Take it. Take it. No reason to fight over spilled spaghetti. Devour!

Cover art for Devour lyrics by Shinedown

Besides being an awesome song and has something to do with politics and war. It's actually complicated for me to explain and I'm pretty sure someone will come up with a better explaination.

This is a great song, the whole album is great. Yes it's about the American Empire, and ok perhaps all the other ones too..Blessings to all....

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Im so glad shinedown has got heavier. I lived there other songs but this songs is one of the best i've heard from them. the heavier the better!!

Cover art for Devour lyrics by Shinedown

Ind3, I would be interested in knowing your source for this quote, it would be helpful to see it in context thx -xtjx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devour_%28song%29

It's just wiki, but I was just kinda browsing through and I saw this, so I don't really feel like going on some wild hunt for a completely creditable source.

"In a No. 1 countdown interview, vocalist Brent Smith said that the single was "a letter to the President," and that it is about Smith's distaste towards George W. Bush."

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I don't like this song..

I've been a fan of Shinedown for a while, but this song just sounds too...simple and generic..

who are you kidding??? this song doesnt sound simple to me

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Its pretty obvious that this song is geared towards politics and although it may seem "simple and generic" it speaks volumes. Shinedown has always been concerned about the war and has played in Iraq for the troops. This song, being released as a single to promote the album, was a real catch. It made people go "Is that really Shinedown?" and listen even more. I think this song is killer.