The Melvins – At The Stake

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  General Comment:Joan of Arc burned at the stake.
  You're welcome.

  Flag agonyburnsredon March 31, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:Read other Melvins lyrics.
  I agree with whoever else said it's not about the lyrics. HOWEVER.
  This song obviously talks about judgment and punishment... and centers around witches.
  I also hear
  Flames are all I see
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  Now they're gonna burn me
  Take all my flesh away...
  
  BUT. I don't think it's so much he's shrouding the song in mystery as that he's just saying some minacing-ass stuff to lend to the furious/distraught nature of the song.
  
  Forgive my spelling.

  Flag dojobugon July 29, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:these are the wrong lyrics for sure. Buzzo enjoy's taunting us through riddle rather than mainstream

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  General Comment:I've always loved this song, it was actually the song that got me to really look into the Melvins after having semi-listened to them a while. There's something about this song, a dark atmosphere, something beyond the lyrics when you just read them here. Read straight forward as the lyrics are here (if they're right at all) they seem to be about the burning of witches or something of the sorts, but i don't know, there's something more i think.

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  General Comment:Wow, 3 comments on such a great song? I love the guitar part at the end. The continuous riff. Such A good song.

  Flag Chris Ron November 10, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:flames are all i see
  now they're gonna burn me
  make all my flesh away

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  General Comment:I'm pretty sure that more than half these lyrics are not what Buzzo's actually saying.
  
  Unfortunately, I don't know what Buzzo's saying and I don't know any online site that has official lyrics. Usually I think Melvins songs aren't about lyrics just about the sound of the vocals. At the Stake is one of my favorite Melvins songs. The chorus is real heavy but the important thing is the way he draws in his breath before it begins.
  
  I guess it's probably about the general concepts of judgement and punishment.

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  General Comment:I'm pretty sure the line here as "Has finally passed indeed" is actually "Has finally pissed it deep."
  
  There's a lot of occultic symbolism in this song, but I've never been sure what the song is about. Lots of talk of judgement. . .obviously, whatever has happened to leave who ever "she" is forsaken, the speaker thinks he's going to be blamed, physically, morally, and mystically.

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