I think there's another side that needs to be considered here. The band has said in regard to the song "Deify" that it's about any leader who claims to be ordained by God.
The first line that jumped out at me here was: "holy blessed homicide" which to me says "Suicide Bombers." This song is a statement about ANYONE who is fleeced into killing another man by being told that he's doing it for a higher power, or that God somehow makes exceptions to "Thou shalt not kill."
I think there's another side that needs to be considered here. The band has said in regard to the song "Deify" that it's about any leader who claims to be ordained by God.
The first line that jumped out at me here was: "holy blessed homicide" which to me says "Suicide Bombers." This song is a statement about ANYONE who is fleeced into killing another man by being told that he's doing it for a higher power, or that God somehow makes exceptions to "Thou shalt not kill."