The Profit of Doom Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cnido916 

Cover art for The Profit of Doom lyrics by Type O Negative

does anyone know why the title is "Profit of Doom" and not "Prophet of Doom"? is there any meaning behind that or is it just a grammatical mistake?

It's a play on words reflecting the message of the song. This song is a tongue-in-cheek commentary that is ridiculing men and women who PROFIT off of warning us that the end is near, so since the end is near we should buy their books and other products that show us how to/help us repent repent repent.

When listening to Type-O-Neg you have to learn to decipher what they're REALLY saying and realize that they've always been very sarcastic and tongue-in-cheek. They very rarely flat out say what they're actually trying to say, they do everything in a round...

ahh, I get it. thank you! :) I'm not good at interpreting songs to begin with, but like you said Type O has their own peculiar way of getting their messages across with sarcasm, self-deprecating humor, etc., which makes it a little more difficult. but that's also one of the reasons why this band is so intriguing.