Phil Demmel commented that that the song consists of "three parts" (I. Sangre Sani / Blood Satin II. I Am Hell & III. Ashes to the Sky) that:
takes "pages out of a pyromaniac's diary, as he's learning and the sickness is taking him over; how it grows him, and how he becomes a murderer and maniac. It’s something we started researching a little bit. We found out that women are actually the most dangerous, because their crimes are, more often than not, crimes of passion. So, he took it from this female perspective."
Phil Demmel commented that that the song consists of "three parts" (I. Sangre Sani / Blood Satin II. I Am Hell & III. Ashes to the Sky) that:
takes "pages out of a pyromaniac's diary, as he's learning and the sickness is taking him over; how it grows him, and how he becomes a murderer and maniac. It’s something we started researching a little bit. We found out that women are actually the most dangerous, because their crimes are, more often than not, crimes of passion. So, he took it from this female perspective."
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