Lead Us to the Slaughter
Journey to the Abyss: Unraveling the Depths of Human Desires
Lyrics
Lead us to the slaughter, we don’t have a way to decline
Expressing submission or helplessness, willing to follow a destructive path without resistance.
Place us all in order, we can only blame the bloodline
Suggesting a fatalistic perspective, attributing problems to a predetermined family lineage.
Sacred and holy are the strains coming from the east
Referring to musical sounds from the east as sacred and holy, possibly symbolizing cultural influences.
Prepare us well and slowly, as we are clearly the feast
Asking for careful preparation for a negative fate, acknowledging the inevitability of being a feast.
The table is already set
Indicating that the situation is already in place, emphasizing the inescapable nature of the impending event.
Lead us away
Repeated plea for guidance towards the undesirable destination, emphasizing the urgency or inevitability.
Lead us away
-Lead us
-Lead us away
-Lead us away
-Lead us
-Pastures of pleasures, roaming free would be the ideal
Describing an ideal state of freedom, contrasting with the inability to attain it.
Bodies to the measure, but still we cannot appeal
Highlighting a contradiction - bodies are measured, but appeal is elusive, suggesting a sense of dissatisfaction.
Mouths are for feeding, and the tongue is flavoured and mute
Assigning utilitarian functions to body parts, emphasizing a mundane existence.
Our hope is receding, but we live the life that’s destitute
Expressing a diminishing sense of hope while continuing to live a deprived life.
The table is already set
Reiterating the readiness of the situation, reinforcing the inevitability.
So lead us lead us away
Repetition of the plea for guidance, underscoring the desperation or resignation.
Lead us away
-Lead us
-Lead us away
-Lead us away
-Lead us
-Lead us away
Final repetition of the plea, possibly emphasizing a sense of helplessness or futility.
Lead us away
-Lead us
-Lead us away
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