Lyrics for Redneck as interpreted by _ANARCHiST_

Redneck Lyrics
So goddamn easy to write this
You make it spill on the page
So drunk on yourself, self-righteous
A laughing stock of your own fucking stage

Oh but I ain't one to call names
Or throw stones in a house of glass
You try me

This is a motherfuckin' invitation
The only one you could ever need
This is a motherfuckin' invitation
You try me

Just one time you got a reason
Heard you had nothing to lose
A blind preacher for the pin-eyed congregation
It must be easy to lose

Oh but I ain't one to call names
Or throw stones in a house of glass
You try me

This is a motherfuckin' invitation
The only one you could ever need
This a motherfuckin' invitation
You try me

You can tell the same lie a thousand times
But it never gets any more true
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you

Just one time
This is a motherfuckin' imitation
The only one you could ever need
This a motherfuckin' invitation
Just one time

This is a motherfuckin' invitation
Ya' try me

Just one time(ya' try me)
Just one time(ya' try me)

Ya' try me

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Bertxx
07-19-2006

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Whoo, first comment. Song's great. Video's even better. :P I'm digging it, but a lot of people saw the new album might be Pantera influenced. I don't know about that, but I know I'm gonna see LoG tomorrow. :D

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supergump88
07-19-2006

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This song is awesome. I can definitely see the Pantera influence, but I doubt the whole album will be like that. Think, the song is called Redneck. With Pantera being from the south, the title and the style mesh perfectly.

Anyways, on to the meaning of the song. I'm not really sure exactly. The chorus confuses me the most since its so vague. Still, I think this has to do with someone (a leader of sorts) losing his power and the faith of his people. Personally, I think its pointing specifically to Bush (its never been a secret that Lamb of God doesn't really approve of him).

It's also interesting to note the name when thinking of this meaning. Since Bush came from Texas, the name could very well be calling Bush a "Redneck."

I kinda think this song came about from Bush's low approval rating. That might be what the break is about. Bush tries to pretend that the American citizens still believe in him, but he's only lying to himself and that doesn't make it anymore true.

Just my thoughts.

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Bloodhawk
07-19-2006

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The lyrics posted here are wrong in a few parts.
"We made a deliberate effort not to be so politically motivated this time. We still care about and think about those things, but at this point, creatively, we wanted to step out of that for a moment, and address some other things." - Mark Morton, Lamb Of God.
That means it isnt about Bush kids.
I read somewhere, one of the members also saying this song was a title before they wrote any of it, but it just work because it was a typically Southern sounding song, well something along them lines. (That said, it clearly isnt a song about how proud they are to be from the South, so don't throw that one up either).

As for what this song means, it reminds me of Pariah. Someone the song writter strongly dislikes but won't name.

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supergump88
07-20-2006

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Hmmm, interesting post Bloodhawk. I wasn't aware they were switching their focus. That's good though.

Still, if its not about Bush, it still reminds me of someone fooling themselves into thinking people respect themselves. Hence the, "Laughing stock of your own fucking stage." Especially the break too. Still don't know know who its about exactly, but maybe its not a specific person. Maybe its about the way some people act. Not sure.

Anyone understand the chorus? I'm still trying to figure out what it could mean.

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burn-in-my-light
07-20-2006

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I think it's an attack on Phil Anselmo. "This is a motherfucking imitation" - the song to me sounds exactly like a Phil Anselmo song.

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Bloodhawk
07-20-2006

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http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=44809
Not the original article I was talking about, but its close enough to it.

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burnthepriest17
07-21-2006

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i agree with burn-in-my-light, without a doubt this song is about Phil Anselmo.

"So God damn easy to write this
Ya' think it'd spill on the page
So drunk on yourself, self-righteous
A laughing stock of your own fucking stage"

that makes it pretty obvious that he is clearly writing about a musician considering he refers to song writing and performing on stage and so forth...

"This is a motherfuckin' imitation
The only one you could ever need
This a motherfuckin' invitation
You try me"

he sounds exactly like phil anselmo on this track, its a very panter-ish sound as a whole. hence the line 'this is a motherfucking imitation'.

i could continue but i dont see the need, this song is totally about phil. its like a song saying 'sorry pantera, but lamb of god are the new fucking kings whether you like it or not'. LoG rules

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supergump88
07-22-2006

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Phil Anselmo huh? I guess that could make sense, but why would Randy attack Phil like that? I mean he calls him "a laughing stock of your fucking stage." What's his problem with Phil? But your comment made me think of it being about something else.

Maybe its not about Phil, but what Phil was: a frontman for a band. Maybe its about how the singers of bands let their egos get to big. That could explain the...

"Oh but I ain't going to call names
Or throw stones in a house of glass"

That line right there might be saying that he's a frontman too, so he can't be calling names and throwing stones because he'd be mocking himself too. The second line of that goes with a phrase I've heard before. I can't remember where I heard it, but it goes something along these lines.

"Those living in a glass house shouldn't throw stones, or else it may be reciprocated." Meaning those who are vurnerable shouldn't attack others.

By the way, I've listened to the song pletny of times, and I'm pretty sure he says, "This is a motherfuckin' invitation," both times. I could be hearing wrong though.

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diabolic666
07-27-2006

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I thought it seemed like it was about, them signing to a big time record deal and how their fans started accusing them of selling out to the masses. hmmm. must be just me.

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necrophage
07-30-2006

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hes talking about himself in the third person here

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xNo.Transitory
08-03-2006

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Randy actually said in an interview in Revolver that the song is about just needing to beat the crap out of someone who was getting in his face. Who it is, I have no idea.

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coldvayne13
08-07-2006

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if its from a revolver interview about a fight maybe it was Mark haha, no but these guys kick ass, my initial thought was just that its about how some of the new metal shouldn't be called metal, & how Lamb Of God has more of it's metal roots, how the new bands dont really have that heavy ass sound to them, just me initial thought

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killswitch916
08-14-2006

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I dunno I kinda get the whole Phil part, but otherwise, this songs basically writes out that this album is gonna kick ass.

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burnthepriest17
08-21-2006

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oh, and to further prove my point about the phil anselmo thing...notice how he sounds a LOT like phil anselmo on this track...its the only track on the album where his voice sounds like that...coincidence? i think not...

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xNo.Transitory
08-23-2006

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Actually, it's not the only track. On Pathetic, he goes even
more melodic.

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xNo.Transitory
08-25-2006

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As well, a few corrections:

Ya' think it'd spill on the page
Should be
You make it spill on the page.

Randy never says imitation in the entire song, it's always invitation.

but I ain't going to call names
Should be
But I ain't one to call names

And that's "Blind preacher".

Otherwise, it's all good
But the elimation of imitation might limit the Phil Anselmo references.

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i_rule_all
08-26-2006

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This is a good song. i love the lyrics, and the video for this one is pretty funny.

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sacrificed
08-27-2006

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xnotransitory is right the lyrics are " This is a motherfuckin invitation " not " this is a motherfuckin imitation " so there goes the Phil Anselmo idea.

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eleventh11hour
09-02-2006

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I may be wrong, but in the REVOLVER PANTERA issue(phil breaks his silence....) there is an upcoming CD thing, Lamb of god says the songs are more personal, but there is too much to be pissed off at still or something. Then they say there is a song about the Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans and people profitting of of that. Maybe that is the track they were talking about, maybe... I don't think it is the Phil Idea.

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PerishedGod
09-07-2006

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just a thought but, it seems like they were right about him making fun of some artist, and he wants them to try to make fun of him, it sounds stupid but sort of goes with

"This is a motherfuckin' invitation
The only one you could ever need
This a motherfuckin' invitation
You try me"

like an invitation to try to think of something to make fun of him for, but idk the more i type and talk about it the dumber it sounds lol

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PerishedGod
09-07-2006

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the video makes me cheese it real good the first time they open the door to the tour bus and it slams the guy, the noise he makes is great

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PerishedGod
09-07-2006

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or maybe someone did mock randy?

Just one time(ya' try me)
Just one time(ya' try me)

i dont know but it does seem like hes pointing the song at either one person or frontmen all together

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supergump88
09-09-2006

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Well, if we go with the idea of him mocking an artist, the video helps support that idea too. As I'm sure most of you know, Lamb of God hasn't always been the band to have stippers dancing all around them in their videos. The whole video seems very tongue-in-cheek to me. I mean, the whole idea of a heavy metal band playing a little girl's birthday party is just ludicrous. So it's possible he's making fun of an artist in the song and with refrences in the video. For some reason, the stippers remind of Avenged Sevenfold, because I'm pretty sure the majority of their videos have strippers in them.

Most of that's probably nothing, but I'm just trying to come up with some ideas.

(by the way, I agree with you Perished God. It does seem like he's aiming the song at frontmen all togther, thus the line about not calling any names.)

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eleventh11hour
09-10-2006

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Okay I completely changed my mind.

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stick to your guns
09-16-2006

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wow, sounds a lot like phil (from pantera) in this song, damn, awesome song nonetheless

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