I have witnessed your death
I've see it many times
Your tortured screams
Your decrypted little mind
A father's son
With pathetic eyes that bleed
Twins in the end
Begin and let the brothers fall

I will see you burned alive
Screaming for your God
I will watch you die again for him

God won't touch what I've done
He cries upon my feet
A privilege pain
Beneath buried are your dead
On splintered bones I walk
Sifting through the blood
Besieged in fear
Await the coming of the God

I will watch you die again for him

Blood is raining downward
The stain reflects the sun
Conquer divide within
Terrorize the mind
I have seen the end it's yours
Rosary in hand
Your selfish flesh it melts
Spilling from the sky

I will see you burn alive
Screaming for your God
I will watch you die

This is God's War
God's War
This is God's War
God's War

War of holy principles
I'm seeking God's help in your destruction
Slit the throat of heaven man
And let his blood dilute the water
Bury your dead

Fuck your God erase his name
A lady weeps insanewith sorrow
I'll take his tower from the world
You're fuckin' raped upon your deathbed

This is God's War
God's War
This is God's War
God's War
Fucking Holy War

Be optimistic, happy and calm
Show no fear or anxiety
Smile at the face of God
And your reward will be eternity
Holy warriors
Your patience will be justified
Everything is for him
You must not comfort the animal before you kill it
Strike as champions at the heart of the nonbelievers
Strike above the neck and at all extremities
For it's a point of no return for almighty God
God will give victory to his faithful servant
When you reach ground zero you will have killed the enemy
The great Satan



Lyrics submitted by gothic_hobbit, edited by tacostand

Track duration: 03:31

"Jihad" as written by Jeffery John Hanneman, Tomas Enrique Araya, Dave Lombardo

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:This song is OK - but ABBA rocks way harder than silly wussy Slayer.

    I do like the way they shake the tambourine though.
    Flag NomadMonadon January 14, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:That was one of the best songs on the album (besides Eyes of the Insane)
    Flag ElSuperbeasto666on November 13, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:its clearly from the perspective of one of the 911 extremists "when you reach ground zero"
    its right before your eyes people
    Flag deathofazombieon August 06, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:This song is obviously about the 911 attacks and how doe's the terrorists look at it from a different perspective.
    Anyway i want to say that the 911 attempt are committed by terrorist, not muslims, don't confuse between terrorists and muslims.
    Flag knotedon April 05, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:jihad really means love your god and save your country dont mean islamic terrorism and islam the best religion and the first and always will be the first
    Flag disbsableheroo7777on August 31, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:jihad really means save your country and love your god dont mean terrorism piece of shit you guys fucked up !
    Flag disbsableheroo7777on August 31, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:Tom's even said this is sung from the perspective of a terrorist heading for the twin towers on 9/11
    Flag bfsfan101on August 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:can anyone tell me whats this for ? " A lady weeps insane with sorrow " ? ?? The Virgin Mary??
    Flag tormentoron May 22, 2009   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:I feel you mah brah, Darth. I'm Muslim too. Seeing Islam twisted to violence and treachery is sickening, corrupts our view as a community, and sets a bad example for our youth, as well.

    Insignificance is right, while Slayer has great lyricists, it's not that deep.

    And guys stop post, "well I think this song is about 9/11 through a terrorist's eyes", because that has already been established.


    I feel really bad about Islam's current state. I mean, I wanna come out and say, "oh yeah, dudes, Islam isn't all about killing and violence and sexism, it's all about peace and harmony".

    But fuck, who's going to believe me after all this shit? It sounds like another converter, doesn't it? In today's standards, Islam is so conservative it sounds barbaric.

    If I try to justify Islam with Quran or the Prophet's sayings, people just think the Quran is a hoax and that Mohammed never even existed.

    Woah, I mashed out a lot. Off topic much?
    Flag Real Raamison November 28, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:black sabath has a point.......ITS SLAYER!!!!! the meaning of this song will probably not be very deep...not that im saying that slayer is a bunch of soulless, heartless freaks that feed on satans teachings....kerry king even said he didnt believe in satan or god...he just finds satanic stuff more fun....anyways.....darth up there has made a good point about the song.....all i got from it was that t was about war....

    sick song...the beginnings pretty sweet
    Flag insignificanceon April 09, 2008   Link

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