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Ravenous Lyrics

I am hunting for your soul
It dwells within your heart
I lacerate the pounding flesh
Your spirits shall be mine

[Harmony - Michael and Christopher]

So rise my spirit rise!
Revel in this dead mans' body
Grip his soul, sip the blood
Life is death
A holy carnage

[Lead - Christopher]

Ravenous
I will be your god
Carnivorous Jesus
I need your flesh

Ritual slaughter
Fill up the chalice
With the essence of your life
Liquid strengths
Trapped in your veins
I crave your blood
You must die!
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The song is against agressive, brutally missionaristic christian sects. That is why the reference to Jesus. Not Jesus is carnivorous, but these sects act like a ravenous, carnivorous Jesus in their effort to grip every human soul, kill the 'flesh' that is the 'sinful' human nature in christian symbolism, while 'you have to die for yourself', and be exploited by them, to gain 'eternal spiritual life'.

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... An amazing song... need I say more? P.S INSANE BEAT ;p

Cover art for Ravenous lyrics by Arch Enemy

these drums are insane! i think they broke a few laws of physics

Cover art for Ravenous lyrics by Arch Enemy

Yeah, those drums really are mad. Have you seen the video? That guitaring must be impossible! Awesome siong, apart from the lyric "Carniverous Jesus".

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fucking cheesey lyrics, I mean really fucking awful. just watch Angela deliver them in the video and try not to cringe..... but still, the musical backing is insane,these guys are an insanley talented bunch of musicians.But then again, Michael used to play with Carcass, so that shows how good he is. Chris plays a super fast solo in this song, but I really would have liked a bass solo from Sharlee. Or maybe a bit of bass, as his sound gets buried in the mix under the hailstorm of bass drums and guitars. Still, one of the best songs ever written.shame about the lyrics/fact that this is still their best song. i love it though.If you can put this one together, it is a fucking great song to play live, especially because i like adding a bass solo into it.

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carnivorous jesus? hm. jesus eats meat! dont forget the A1 jesus!!

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one time a kid was reading what was on my mp3 player and he pronounced the song "RAVE-enous". Rave as in boom pish boon pish boom pish errrrtt a TAKA TAKA TAKA TAKA. I felt like slapping him one upside the head. So anyway yeah... can't get much more satanic than this song.

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Oh, but it can. I'm guessing you haven't listened to much Black Metal lately.

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lol Well said Mantis black metal rocks my socks

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cannibal corpse anyone?