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Blood (Empty Promises) Lyrics
Watch your back because the next man is coming
And you don't know if the next man is dumbin'
Survival of the fittest what it is
I got your back, you got my back, and that's the biz
Blood is rushing through my veins, I got the power
Channel the energy and with my strength I will devour
Sickenin thoughts is runnin' through my head
That's when I realized I'm glad I'm not dead
Corruption and it grows
The salesman of our blood
For the public's craving
Existence in the dark
It's in our nature to destroy ourselves
It's in our nature to kill ourselves
It's in our nature to kill each other
It's out nature to kill, kill, kill
It was a dream and then it hit me
Reality struck, and now my life is all shifty
And it all moves, close to a buck 50
We all stand strong in respect to the family
In times of insanity
And through words of profanity
I describe our dysfunctional family
Blood brothers keep it real to the end
Deeper than the thoughts you think, not a trend
Corruption and it grows
The salesman of our blood
For the public's craving
Existence in the dark
It's in our nature to destroy ourselves
It's in our nature to kill ourselves
It's in our nature to kill each other
It's out nature to kill, kill, kill
It's in our nature to destroy ourselves
It's in our nature to kill ourselves
It's in our nature to kill each other
It's out nature to kill, kill, kill
Again and again
Corruption and it grows
The salesman of our blood
For the public's craving
Existence in the dark
(Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill,)
And you don't know if the next man is dumbin'
Survival of the fittest what it is
I got your back, you got my back, and that's the biz
Blood is rushing through my veins, I got the power
Channel the energy and with my strength I will devour
Sickenin thoughts is runnin' through my head
That's when I realized I'm glad I'm not dead
The salesman of our blood
For the public's craving
Existence in the dark
It's in our nature to kill ourselves
It's in our nature to kill each other
It's out nature to kill, kill, kill
Reality struck, and now my life is all shifty
And it all moves, close to a buck 50
We all stand strong in respect to the family
In times of insanity
And through words of profanity
I describe our dysfunctional family
Blood brothers keep it real to the end
Deeper than the thoughts you think, not a trend
The salesman of our blood
For the public's craving
Existence in the dark
It's in our nature to kill ourselves
It's in our nature to kill each other
It's out nature to kill, kill, kill
It's in our nature to kill ourselves
It's in our nature to kill each other
It's out nature to kill, kill, kill
The salesman of our blood
For the public's craving
Existence in the dark
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I dont listen to papa roach at all, only like a couple of songs, but this song is amazing. Especially the lyrics. This song is very personal to me, I remember driving my car at high speed the night I broke up with my GF and listening to this song blasting from the stereo and that song expressed everything I was feeling at that time... it was incredible.
This song pretty much describes a betrayal by a friend or significant other that was very trusted. I listened to this song at least a thousand times to help me get over this girl that stabbed me in the back and is now dating a really close friend of mine. This had to be one of the best screw you songs ever. If you like it I reccommend Distirbed's 'The Game.'
I don't see anything in the song that specifically implies this is about a girl cheating on him. It's about being wronged by someone close (not specific) who expects to just go about life as normal afterward. The writer feels deeply betrayed whatever happened and finds this attitude outrageously offensive. While the is willing to forgive the person who wronged him, he explains that things can never again be quite the same between them. The chorus "Does it run in your blood to betray the ones you love?" suggests that abusing people close to him/her must be a part of his/her nature for them to brush it off so easily and think things can go back to the way they've always been. For that reason, I really don't think it's about a romantic relationship. At least for me, I have no interest in being with someone who cheats on me. That's the unforgivable sin of love. Lust is natural, but to give in to it means you have basically given up on the person you are in a romantic relationship with.
=D love papa roch!
yeah, i think it is like a bash, seeing as if something runs in your blood it seems natural. i love it.
The message i get from this is pretty simple, someone has cheated in a relationship and this song is a rant at the cheater. Very good song.
agreed i think its a bout a cheater, when i have a row with my bf it makes me feel betetr for some reason
What I think the song is about is that someone who is best friends with someone else for ages and know each other really personally when the second person just turns their back on the first guy.
The whole first verse is just telling the person that the should pay attention to what is going on around them; They can't just breeze through and hope to have things go thier way.
The second verse is saying that the first person (More than likely Shaddix) is trying to tell the second bloke that he is not going to be used when he is useful and disposed of when he isn't needed.
Well; My thoughts anyway.
damn. this is a good ass mother fucking song. it sounds like hes put up with a persons shit and hes sick of it. and all they have done is let them down. i can relate....
I Love this song.The Album Rocks!!!!!!I have to agree with that cheating!