Life Eternal Lyrics

Lyric discussion by HailS8n 

Cover art for Life Eternal lyrics by Ghost

If you watch the video (not sure if this is Ghost-official or not: https://youtu.be/hvMiSWqvi7w) you see a happy young couple falling in love. In a sudden plot twist, the girl is happily surprised by the guy with a glowing pentagram where (SPOILER ALERT!) he proceeds to nail her to a cross and then set her on fire. She's clearly consented to being sacrificed to Satan, presumably (to me, anyway) with the promise of eternal life together in Hell. Not to be overlooked is a brief moment where the girl sees that the guy is wearing the same Ghost necklace that she is, and she laughs like it's just the funniest thing ever, despite her impending demise.

Ladies, this is what real love looks like. Don't even waste my time if you're not going to let me sacrifice you to Satan. \m/ <3

On a deeper level, I suspect that we're meant to see that a crucifixion or a human sacrifice as a pathway to eternal life is batshit crazy bullshit, not to be believed by any thinking person.

My Interpretation

@HailS8n The guy in video is clearly meant to be Satan/Lucifer. He picks her up around the Vatican leaving a symbol of Christianity behind. He takes her on his white 666 moped which itself is symbolic of Santan appearing harmless, almost silly.

The go to an area in the woods now with the Vatican far in the distance. He shows her who he is stepping into the pentagram and beckoning her to join him and she does being fully seduced and giving herself to him. And if there was any doubt who he was he shows he has the...