Freelance, you're right about the lyric. I just got off of a 30 hour train and listened to Educated Horses half the time while reading the lyrics in the booklet, but i think that the line "One child is in fits the other child dies" is symbolizing different types of people. The Christians were in fits and they blamed it on others, often named witches whether they were or weren't. But the song can also be a symbolization of human nature in all. Throughout history man has always blamed different men for his own misfortunes (i.e. KKK/nazis (or racism in all) and of course the Salem witch trials) and Rob Zombie used the Lords of Salem as a perfect example of human prejudice, fear, and religious misunderstanding/hatred. Also the line "GOD HATES THE LORDS OF SALEM" is the symbolization of how men have always used God's name to justify thier crimes against humanity, or to make their own humanity.
Freelance, you're right about the lyric. I just got off of a 30 hour train and listened to Educated Horses half the time while reading the lyrics in the booklet, but i think that the line "One child is in fits the other child dies" is symbolizing different types of people. The Christians were in fits and they blamed it on others, often named witches whether they were or weren't. But the song can also be a symbolization of human nature in all. Throughout history man has always blamed different men for his own misfortunes (i.e. KKK/nazis (or racism in all) and of course the Salem witch trials) and Rob Zombie used the Lords of Salem as a perfect example of human prejudice, fear, and religious misunderstanding/hatred. Also the line "GOD HATES THE LORDS OF SALEM" is the symbolization of how men have always used God's name to justify thier crimes against humanity, or to make their own humanity.