Swallow the Spikes
Sinful Retribution: Swallow the Spikes' Harrowing Tale
Lyrics
Have you ever sinned yourself oh reverend
Questioning if the reverend has ever committed sins.
Pointing your finger at the masses
Accusing the reverend of condemning the masses.
Paying retribution for all shit gone wrong
Repayment for all the wrongs by the reverend.
Have you ever sinned yourself oh reverend
Repetition of questioning the reverend's sins.
We'll cut off a finger
Threatening to punish by cutting off a finger for each sin.
For every sin you've committed
Continuation of the threat for the reverend's sins.
We'll cut off an ear
Punishment of cutting off an ear for each lie told.
For every lie we hear
Further consequences for lies, emphasizing the severity.
We'll cut out your tongue
Extreme punishment by cutting out the tongue.
Swallow the spikes
Mysterious directive to "swallow the spikes."
Your stiff corpse
Reference to the reverend's lifeless body.
Will be fed to the worms
The body's fate - becoming food for worms.
How many times
Questioning the frequency of betrayal.
Have you betrayed
Accusation of betrayal, possibly religious in nature.
Christ and your god
Specifying betrayal towards Christ and the god figure.
Whatever his name
Indifference to the god's name, focusing on betrayal.
They've left you now
The abandonment of the reverend by Christ and the god.
Left to die
Left to face death alone and abandoned.
It makes no difference
Asserting that the circumstances don't matter now.
You're dead now
Confirming the death of the reverend.
(Swallow the spikes)
Reiteration of the command to "swallow the spikes."
Enjoy your last supper
Sarcastically enjoying the last meal before punishment.
We'll cut out your tongue
Repetition of the severe punishment of cutting out the tongue.
We'll make you swallow the spikes
Final command to swallow the spikes until fully consumed.
Till your stuffed and done
Emphasizing the completion of the punishment.
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