Lyrics
Not thirsty am I for the blood
Expressing a lack of desire for blood.
Of redeemer of thy greed
Rejecting the idea of being redeemed by someone driven by greed.
My hunger can't be satisfied
Stating an insatiable hunger that cannot be fulfilled.
With flesh of thy nazarene
Rejecting the idea of satisfaction through the sacrifice of the Nazarene (Jesus Christ).
No gilded streets of heaven's grace
Refusing the allure of heavenly rewards and riches.
Entice me in thy speech
Not swayed by persuasive or enticing words.
No holy mother doth condone
Rejecting the endorsement of war and greed by any holy figure.
All your pillage war and greed
Condemning pillage, war, and greed.
But know thee that all oceans worth
Acknowledging the insignificance of vast oceans turned holy.
Of waters turned holy
Emphasizing the inability of holy waters to alter one's course.
Won't change the course of river
Stating that external influences won't change one's internal nature.
That runs inside of me
Describing a river within the speaker that remains unchanged.
My blood flows ever skyward
Symbolizing the upward flow of the speaker's blood.
And pools where thy black is white
Contrasting the purity of the speaker's blood with the opposing forces of good and evil.
For woulst thou not carme at my soul
Questioning if the listener would attack the speaker's soul with supposed absolute truth.
With sword of thy supreme truth
Describing the potential attack with a metaphorical sword of supreme truth.
Strike me down on my bended knees
Willing to be struck down in a symbolic baptism for the sake of soothing the aggressor.
For thy baptism so soothe
Desiring a baptism to be calming rather than aggressive.
My blood flows ever skywawrd
Reiterating the upward flow of the speaker's blood.
And pools where thy black is white
Repeating the contrast between the speaker's blood and opposing forces.
Alone am I to raise my head
Emphasizing the speaker's solitude in raising their head.
In the starless forest night
Symbolizing a lonely state in a metaphorical starless forest night.
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