By and Down the River Lyrics

Lyric discussion by wh0r3d0m 

Cover art for By and Down the River lyrics by A Perfect Circle

This is a song about a pop-culture hero - predator. Someone who was worshipped for their beauty / art, but in secret preyed on children. The Pied Piper took the town of Hamlin's youth. "Carcass crippled underneath the pounding waves of adoration". This entire album is about how broken society is, and references so many aspects of this. This song is no different, and personally hits extremely fucking close to home for me.