Belly Of The Beast Lyrics

Lyric discussion by its_a_mad_world 

Cover art for Belly Of The Beast lyrics by Anthrax

i think that the meaning does need an interpritation greenhobo21 because not everyone is goign to agree and that is the perpose of this site u know

anyway

at first id agree that this song was about the holocaust but upon thinking about it i think this song is actualy about george orwells 1984 with the beast being the party and obviusly the entire world as the belly like the line "martyrs/dead, that cant die" could refer to an unperson and the line that really struck me woudl be "What better way to demoralize/When your own children are your spies" because that ws a major part in the book that the childrne rat out there parents to the mind police

but thats just my interpritation. great song

@its_a_mad_world The line "What better way to demoralize when your children are your own spies" refers to the nazis, who encouraged children to rat on their own parents. The referrence to the nazi regime is confirmed in the chorus: "Millions, never never again. Madness, never never again". After WWII world leaders, particularly European leaders, promised never to let such horror happen again. "Martyrs, dead that can\'t die" refer to the Nüremberg trial where video evidence of the holocaust, concentration camps and mass burials was presented.

@its_a_mad_world Also the official video was filmed in Berlin.

@its_a_mad_world For a great metal song about the book 1984 from George Orwell, check out "Hook In Mouth" by Megadeth.