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Birth Of The Cruel Lyrics
[Intro]
Let him crave understanding
Let him crave your wisdom
Let him crave
Let him each promote
Father, my self-control
[Verse 1]
I'm just a Judas, lookin' for a silver line
And tomorrow is still a step behind
Hey, hey, drama, I'd love to be a waste of your time
Oh no, thanks so much for wasting mine
So hear me out
Let's hear it for the damaged
Who understands but the broken?
Developed in the arms of spite
I'm all fucked up and I make it look good
Adrenaline sight tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm overthrown
I'm over your throne
I'm over it
[Chorus]
Sick, sickened, I'm sickening, I'm stricken by the fist
Blessed are the fires that have burned me
Listen to this, the lesson is, never underestimate the agony
Death of the fool, birth of the cruel
[Verse 2]
Remember how you spent the best part of forever
In a state of pure disease?
It was another thing altogether
To forget that you brought out the worst in me
Hey, karma, you don't feel like I do
You just wish you'd hate like I do
We are the bitter, the maladjusted and wise
Fighting off a generation too uptight
We're all dressed up with nobody to kill
The rhetoric stops tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm overthrown
I'm over your throne
I'm over it
[Chorus]
Sick, sickened, I'm sickening, I'm stricken by the fist
Blessed are the fires that have burned me
Listen to this, the lesson is, never underestimate the agony
Death of the fool, birth of the, birth of the cruel, yeah
[Bridge]
Now's not the time for denying
Shifting the focus to scare
Let's not forget we're all guilty
All three dimensions polluted by earnest despair
[Refrain]
I'm overthrown
I'm over your throne
I'm overthrown
I'm over your throne
I'm over it
[Outro]
Let him crave understanding
Let him crave your wisdom
Let him crave
Let him each promote
Father, my self-control
That he can see, look in the enemy in front of him
Because cursed, not today, sucker
Go back to Hell where you belong
Let him crave understanding
Let him crave your wisdom
Let him crave
Let him each promote
Father, my self-control
I'm just a Judas, lookin' for a silver line
And tomorrow is still a step behind
Hey, hey, drama, I'd love to be a waste of your time
Oh no, thanks so much for wasting mine
So hear me out
Let's hear it for the damaged
Who understands but the broken?
Developed in the arms of spite
I'm all fucked up and I make it look good
Adrenaline sight tonight
I'm overthrown
I'm over your throne
I'm over it
Sick, sickened, I'm sickening, I'm stricken by the fist
Blessed are the fires that have burned me
Listen to this, the lesson is, never underestimate the agony
Death of the fool, birth of the cruel
Remember how you spent the best part of forever
In a state of pure disease?
It was another thing altogether
To forget that you brought out the worst in me
Hey, karma, you don't feel like I do
You just wish you'd hate like I do
We are the bitter, the maladjusted and wise
Fighting off a generation too uptight
We're all dressed up with nobody to kill
The rhetoric stops tonight
I'm overthrown
I'm over your throne
I'm over it
Sick, sickened, I'm sickening, I'm stricken by the fist
Blessed are the fires that have burned me
Listen to this, the lesson is, never underestimate the agony
Death of the fool, birth of the, birth of the cruel, yeah
Now's not the time for denying
Shifting the focus to scare
Let's not forget we're all guilty
All three dimensions polluted by earnest despair
I'm overthrown
I'm over your throne
I'm overthrown
I'm over your throne
I'm over it
Let him crave understanding
Let him crave your wisdom
Let him crave
Let him each promote
Father, my self-control
That he can see, look in the enemy in front of him
Because cursed, not today, sucker
Go back to Hell where you belong
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This song is a giant middle finger to disease and depression. It’s an individual who’s taken the worst part of himself and embraced it. Be proud of who you are because who understands the struggle more than you?
@evanriley4410 you know if i had been able to see any of my kids instead of having them all taken from me i think i might of become the one but i couldn\'t have a kids out of wedlock so i kept feeding the wrong wolf
@evanriley4410 you know if i had been able to see any of my kids instead of having them all taken from me i think i might of become the one but i couldn\'t have a kids out of wedlock so i kept feeding the wrong wolf
The song, just like the other singles, talks about vocalist Corey Taylor struggles with depression in lines like:
Also, the song shows how he changed to overpass this problem, saying that it’s “the death of the fool” and “the birth of the cruel.”
It’s about the current disease spreading throughout the globe. A disease of the mind. Spread purposefully by men outside of our eyes. A disease used to quell the human population. “Death of the fool… Birth of the cruel” “fighting off a generation too uptight” my generation of a young nieve people are uptight in many ways and seek to censor those they deem harmful. This has allowed for an uprise of sinister groups preying on the weak and those unfit to defend themselves or each other. What they seem to forget is “… we’re all guilty”