Pasturn Lyrics

Lyric discussion by autoerratica 

Cover art for Pasturn lyrics by Skinny Puppy

I'm tending to see some biblical imagery that is kicked off by the key phrase "sodom is saving, sodom is destroying", to set the scene in the wake of the fresh destruction of sodom and gamorrah. We've got a black moon rising, no sun, god's done rained fire and brimstone and Mr. and Mrs. Lot have split the scene.

Now according to myth, Mrs. Lot makes the damn fool mistake of looking back at the destruction as they split town, so of course god turns her into a pillar of salt. ""your past turn is in white color""

So in my interpretation, here we have man and woman in the wake of total disaster. The woman is an immobile object, tied to the past. The man is leaving her behind as the smoke clears, and in the spirit of scripture to go get drunk and screw his daughters.

It's an interesting distinction, sodom is saving/destroying. God saved Lot and his daughters, but also destroyed a hell of a lot in the process.