Lyrics
Open arms are eager to deceive you
Open arms are welcoming but with an intention to deceive.
I prey on the prayers of the meager
The speaker preys on the prayers of the weak and vulnerable.
I strive to sow the weak I yearn for their sorrow
The speaker aims to exploit the weak and desires their suffering.
These easy targets I seek I plan to hollow
The speaker seeks easy targets and plans to exploit them thoroughly.
It's your painful stories that I adore
The speaker finds pleasure in hearing painful stories from others.
I absorbe them all, and I still dig for more
The speaker absorbs others' stories and craves for more.
Please place another dollar in the till
Request for financial contribution, possibly sarcastic or manipulative.
As I dig deeper through your pointless swill
The speaker delves deeper into meaningless or insincere expressions.
Rotten soul
A reference to a corrupt and morally decayed soul.
Rotten soul
Reiteration of a rotten soul, emphasizing moral corruption.
Reaching for your tears for they fuel me through and through
The speaker thrives on the tears of others, which provide motivation.
Succulent tears
Describes the tears as enjoyable and satisfying.
I suck at the teat of your beliefs
The speaker metaphorically feeds on the beliefs of others.
And scrape the bowels until you bleed
Describes a destructive and harmful process of exploiting others.
I am adored by all yet scorned by more
The speaker is admired by some but despised by many.
This false prophet still yearns for more
A false prophet desires more despite existing admiration.
The pathetic blinded faithful
Describes faithful followers as pathetic and blinded.
Are pathetic simple people
Emphasizes simplicity and weakness in the faithful.
These pathetic hopeful sinners
Refers to hopeful believers as pathetic sinners.
Are just sheep
Metaphorically portrays believers as obedient sheep.
I am a liar I am a thief
Confession of being a liar and a thief.
I am a liar the unholy profiteer
Repetition, emphasizing the speaker's unholy and deceitful nature.
I am a liar I am a thief
Reiteration of being a liar and a thief.
I am a liar the unholy profiteer
Repetition, reinforcing the speaker's identity as an unholy profiteer.
Revere me for my penitent rule
Asks for reverence despite acknowledging a deceitful nature.
I'm nothing but an actor at heart
The speaker admits to being an actor at heart, implying insincerity.
A man that knows how to light a spark
Describes the speaker as someone skilled in manipulating emotions.
A guiding light leading you deeper down
The speaker guides others towards deeper moral degradation.
I am a liar I am a thief
Repetition of being a liar and a thief.
I am a liar the unholy profiteer
Repetition, reinforcing the speaker's identity as an unholy profiteer.
Through my words I will control you
The speaker claims the power to control others through words.
Once I have decided to bleed you dry
Expresses the intention to exploit others until they are drained.
Till the day I can no longer use you
The speaker will discard others when they are no longer useful.
Then I will simply cast you aside
Concludes with the speaker's willingness to cast aside those used.
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