To understand the song you first have to know about the incident where two boys committed suicide and Judas Priest was brought to court because of it.
"A condemning
Fear strikes down
Things they cannot understand"
Talking about people who fear metal music because they don't understand it.
"An excuse to cover
Up weaknesses that lie within"
Saying the parent as using Judas Priest's Stained Class album as an excuse for their own weak parenting which was what resulted in the kid being suicidal.
"Laying your
Guilt and pain
On people that had no part
In the molding of a life
That creates it's destruction"
Again saying that it was the parent's fault that the kid was suicidal and they were blaming Judas Priest because they didn't want to deal with the guilt and pain of knowing it was their fault. Also saying that the album had no part with what happened to the kid.
"Right before your very eyes
A reflection of the mistakes"
I believe this is saying the parent can now clearly see the outcome of what they did (the outcome being the suicide of their kid).
"To the end you will deny
Your part in the demise of a life"
Once again saying that the parent is denying that it was their fault.
"Lack
Of
Comprehension"
Saying the parent does not understand/comprehend metal music (which leads them to blame their mistakes on it).
"Thriving
On your
Cliché"
Mentioning how the parent probably had a stereotype of metal music being inherently bad (like how many who don't listen to metal think it is all Satanic) which would lead them to say that the music was encouraging their child to kill them self through subliminal messaging.
"Compelled
By self
Resentment"
Nobody wants to be the cause of their own child's death. This part is saying that the parent knew that it was truly their fault.
"Reaching into the minds
Of those that created the
Depression in which they
In which they drowned their flesh and blood"
Not completely sure, but I believe it's saying that the parent's "self resentment" mentioned in the chorus is occupying a part of their mind and again, that the parent is what caused the kid to be depressed and take their own life.
"So easy to blame the
Everlasting fear on a
Pathetic attempt
To justify the ending of a life"
This verse is saying that it's easy to blame their kid's death on something that they don't understand and irrationally fear (metal music), and that it's pathetic to blame music for that.
"Lies"
I'm assuming this is just saying that the parent is lying about it being Judas Priest's fault and possibly also saying they are lying to them self (to try and detach themselves from blame of the situation).
To understand the song you first have to know about the incident where two boys committed suicide and Judas Priest was brought to court because of it.
"A condemning Fear strikes down Things they cannot understand" Talking about people who fear metal music because they don't understand it. "An excuse to cover Up weaknesses that lie within" Saying the parent as using Judas Priest's Stained Class album as an excuse for their own weak parenting which was what resulted in the kid being suicidal.
"Laying your Guilt and pain On people that had no part In the molding of a life That creates it's destruction" Again saying that it was the parent's fault that the kid was suicidal and they were blaming Judas Priest because they didn't want to deal with the guilt and pain of knowing it was their fault. Also saying that the album had no part with what happened to the kid.
"Right before your very eyes A reflection of the mistakes" I believe this is saying the parent can now clearly see the outcome of what they did (the outcome being the suicide of their kid). "To the end you will deny Your part in the demise of a life" Once again saying that the parent is denying that it was their fault.
"Lack Of Comprehension" Saying the parent does not understand/comprehend metal music (which leads them to blame their mistakes on it). "Thriving On your Cliché" Mentioning how the parent probably had a stereotype of metal music being inherently bad (like how many who don't listen to metal think it is all Satanic) which would lead them to say that the music was encouraging their child to kill them self through subliminal messaging. "Compelled By self Resentment" Nobody wants to be the cause of their own child's death. This part is saying that the parent knew that it was truly their fault.
"Reaching into the minds Of those that created the Depression in which they In which they drowned their flesh and blood" Not completely sure, but I believe it's saying that the parent's "self resentment" mentioned in the chorus is occupying a part of their mind and again, that the parent is what caused the kid to be depressed and take their own life.
"So easy to blame the Everlasting fear on a Pathetic attempt To justify the ending of a life" This verse is saying that it's easy to blame their kid's death on something that they don't understand and irrationally fear (metal music), and that it's pathetic to blame music for that.
"Lies" I'm assuming this is just saying that the parent is lying about it being Judas Priest's fault and possibly also saying they are lying to them self (to try and detach themselves from blame of the situation).