Death Church Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sokorny 

Cover art for Death Church lyrics by Machine Head

One of my favourite MH songs. To me it is talking about the "sins" of people, but that "church" itself is a prison and that people are so busy trying to appease their religion that they may forfeit their humanity (or free will).

The last two lines paraphrase a famous quote by Zapata:

"I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees"

Which I believe is the message largely behind this song.