12/08/73 - that was all I got and now you got me

All I ever really wanted was to take the blame
I will go down in History and not down in Flames
Meningitis / I will survive this / Dry Sockets and a Schizophrenic Crisis
The Time of The Nine has begun
Get out of the way or you will suffer as one

This is so TYPICAL / APOCALYPTICAL
Hanging on abysmal release / Jesus
I don�t need this / Don�t wanna be this
Icon in the Making / My hands are fucking shaking

WHAT IF GOD DOESN�T CARE?
WHAT IF GOD DOESN�T CARE�

Remember / Surrender / The Time is Now
Continue / We�re in you� and we will BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN

AMERICA IS A KILLING NAME
IT DOESN�T FEEL OR DISCRIMINATE
LIFE IS JUST A KILLING FIELD
IT�S ALL THAT�S LEFT - NOTHING�S REAL
THROW AWAY YOUR DISPOSABLE PAST
AND FALL APART LIKE A CIGARETTE ASH
WE ARE THE FATAL AND VITAL ONES OF THE WORLD
AND WE WILL BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN

WHAT IF GOD DOESN�T CARE?
WHAT IF GOD DOESN�T CARE?

AMERICA IS A KILLING NAME
IT DOESN�T FEEL OR DISCRIMINATE
LIFE IS JUST A KILLING FIELD
IT�S ALL THAT�S LEFT - NOTHING�S REAL
THROW AWAY YOUR DISPOSABLE PAST
AND FALL APART LIKE A CIGARETTE ASH
WE ARE THE FATAL AND VITAL ONES OF THE WORLD
AND WE WILL BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN

Down�

WE WILL BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN

Feed the Hungry - Feed them shit
Feed them BONES and POLITICS
You wanna revolutionize?
Be specific and believe your eyes
Start a war in another backyard
And we�ll destroy your house of cards
Give me a minute and I�ll change your mind
Give me a bullet and I�ll change your life

Remember / Surrender / The Time is Now
Continue / We�re in you�
And we will BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN

AMERICA IS A KILLING NAME
IT DOESN�T FEEL OR DISCRIMINATE
LIFE IS JUST A KILLING FIELD
IT�S ALL THAT�S LEFT - NOTHING�S REAL
THROW AWAY YOUR DISPOSABLE PAST
AND FALL APART LIKE A CIGARETTE ASH
WE ARE THE FATAL AND VITAL ONES OF THE WORLD
AND WE WILL BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN

WE WILL BURN YOUR CITIES DOWN

America� what if �God� doesn�t care?



Lyrics submitted by F.r.o.g.

Track duration: 06:02


Gematria (The Killing Name) song meanings
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    General Comment:This song is clearly heavily influenced by Jewish mysticism.

    Gematria - is a system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase, in the belief that words or phrases. Although ostensibly derived from Greek, it is largely used in Jewish texts, notably in those associated with the Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism).

    The Jews have 613 Mitzvots (commandments) which they strive to follow, one of which is "To slay the inhabitants of a city that has become idolatrous and burn that city." = "We will burn your cities down."

    The Zohar, which is the main text of the Kabbalah states that all non-Jews (gentiles / goi) possesses a lower order of soul than Jews. In the Garden of Eden, Eve had sex with both the serpent (Satan) and Adam. Satan was the father of Cain & Adam the father of Abel, Cain goes onto murder Abel for his wife. All non-Jews are descended from Cain, who's father was Satan. Therefore all non-Jews are half-human, half-demon. Jews believe they are descended from Adam and his third son Seth, and therefore are directly from God, and significantly superior to non-Jews.

    Hence:

    Gematria - (Jewish mystic way of interpreting the Torah (1st 5 books of the Bible)
    We are the fatal and vital ones of the world - (Jewish mystic belief)
    And we will burn burn your cities down - (Jewish commandment)

    Flag BlackRabbiton October 09, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:The whole biblical thing isn't that they are or aren't Christian, it's more or less the fact that if you're going to talk about something or bash on something, it helps your case to have a bit of knowledge beforehand, so as I said, it's not a matter of being or not being religious/Christian/etc. it's more or less Corey not wanting to sound like a f***ing moron when he's talking about things in the bible etc.

    The "What if God doesn't care?" line stems from the phrase printed on US currency "In God We Trust", simply pointing out, okay yes you trust in God, but frankly what if God doesn't care? Some of you are really reading into this way more than you have to, the Gematria stuff is cool and relevant but MOFO7500, you're one of the people that is either bored and trying to start an Internet war or you really believe that this is what the song is about and that is really sad, this is an anti-killing anthem, not a murder your family and friends anthem, seriously dude, grow up.

    Lastly, this song is definitely the best song on the album, I also like Vendetta, Butcher's Hook, and This Cold Black.
    Flag MetallicaSlipknoton June 06, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Dude this song is about the usa getting involved in all this crap with other countries that we don't nedd to been in and then slipknot is saying god doesnt care about the wars. Then people say that they are doing it because got said to.

    Flag marqon May 09, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:MOFO your entitled to your opinion but I do not think Slipknot is advocating killing familes. It's about the US getting into wars with other countries for oil or to push our ideals and religion on them. It is suggesting that killing in the name of christianity or god is wrong. I don't know the average age of slipknot fans but I am 49 years old, educated and have kids in high school and college. Even an old F@@K like me can see they are simply voicing there displeasure with our governments policies for the past 8 years or so.
    Flag wpnesralon April 25, 2010   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:Ok this is a great song, and i have liked sllipknot for a long while now, but i just realized the true meanings to this. All they want is to make people kill other people, seriously. "Give me a minute i can your mind, give me a bullet i can change your life." They are talking about killing your family or hurting you. "LIfe is just a killing field, its all thats left nothings real." They are telling people that killing is fine, thats all life is, death is the only real thing. Now i am not preaching or anthing like that but i am saying that these guys are fucking crazy, and just want to make people kill and riot."This is so TYPICAL / APOCALYPTICAL
    Hanging on abysmal release / Jesus
    I don�t need this / Don�t wanna be this
    Icon in the Making / My hands are fucking shaking" "What if god doesnt care?" Now they are talking about how we all wait for eternal life in heaven, but talking about how they dont want that, and asking if maybe god doesnt care what we do, and that we can do whatever without conseques, and dont give a shit about us. So why should we good? These guys are pretty fucking insane, and are trying to brain wash people into killing and causing riots. If you think sbout all the people who listen to them and sing thier lyrics without really knowing what they are saying, its pretty scary,

    Just listen to it and think about what they are saying...
    Flag MOFO7500on April 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:THE KILLING NAME means 666 in gematria calculator... fucking art!!!!
    Flag Sickness89on January 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:THE KILLING NAME means 666 in gematria calculator... fucking art!!!!
    Flag Sickness89on January 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:THE KILLING NAME means 666 in gematria calculator... fucking art!!!!
    Flag Sickness89on January 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:THE KILLING NAME means 666 in gematria calculator... fucking art!!!!
    Flag Sickness89on January 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Gematria is assigning numerical values to numbers and is sometimes used to try find the number of the beast. 666, a sign of the anti-christ and the apocalypse.
    Flag Shortboyon December 19, 2009   Link

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