Tiny, King Of The Jews Lyrics

Lyric discussion by burigren 

Cover art for Tiny, King Of The Jews lyrics by Big Black

The liner notes explain the song with this paragraph: “sometimes, even killing yourself wouldn’t be enough. like when you realize that your entire life has been lived under a presumption of free will, but all you’ve been able to make of it is a sad parody of everything you used to hate. slowly, without trying, everyone becomes what he despises most.”

It's basically the song of a failure full of impotent rage who has nothing left to lose and is ready to go out in a blaze of glory. It's about absolute hatred for everything and everyone after a lifetime of misery and resentment. It's about losing all hope and embracing a violent end.

Negative
Subjective
Anger
Failure
Rage
Hatred
Misery
Resentment