Recipe
For Hate
All Good Soldiers: critizises the military. It makes fun of those dumb enough to join and hence become a clone. (Jack Smith)
American Jesus:
this is a song about that feeling of nationalism which all americans feel. The feeling makes them feel like Jesus, 'blessed' by their nationality, and therefore superior to any other countries' citizens. The stupidity of american pride is amazingly revealed in this awesome song.(Cueva)
It is my opinion that the true American Jesus that Greg and the band talk about is money. Money is the power and the presence that is lurking all around. Money buys redemption from the preacher on TV, possession of money empowers the ordinary man, and the control of money influences the rest of the world. Domination of the world we live in today can only be achieved by the power of the pen (and chequebook). The Japanese
attempted to use military force earlier in this century to dominate the world. It didn't work. Today, the Japanese economy
is one of the strongest in the world and is an example of using wealth to gain control when military strength was ineffective. (jeffr@barint.on.ca) Lookin' in:
its about how by being an individual, Greg is truly lookin' in.
With everybody following everybody else's lead, there are little to no true individuals. (Jack Smith)
Recipe for Hate:
its rather self explanatory. It is about how all of our
ancestors who were 'looking out for us' only taught us how to hate and kill one another. The leaders taunt us with promises of prosperity if and only if we direct our hate 'usefully.' (Jack Smith)
Kerosine:
its a sympathetic song towards the homeless." (Jack Smith) Watch It Die:
tells the history of the earth. It is about how the earth
has been growing and evolving; 'bettering itself.' -until the rise of man. Everything was going beatifully until man stepped in. Now it's time to watch it die. (Jack Smith)
Don't Pray on Me:This song is about the sixties. First, the civil rights movement and the
JFK assassination: "The Company asked him to quit" was the CIA killing the
"king". The second voice is about adultery and murder -- Hanson and Hester
from "The Scarlet Letter", Mark David (Chapman) killing John (Lennon), an
icon of the era, and Jack (Kennedy) fucking both Marilyn (Monroe) and South
Vietnam. The third verse is about the rise of feminism/the womens'
movement/whatever and points out the difference between the politicking (a
bitter debate) and the practical matter (a feminine fate) surrounding the
same issue, and how policymakers draw attention to their own ideals, not
reality. The last verse is a simple antireligious plea. (Grendel Drago) "just gives examples of why religion is so absurd." (Jack Smith)
Portrait of Authority: This is about the ideal that we're supposed to live up to -- "strive to be"
-- but only stays up by the power of its own mass, its own clout -- "nobody
has the will to tear it down". And in the second verse, it describes how
this foolish idealism makes powerless and finally destroys an individual. (Grendel Drago)
Modern Day Catastrophists:
urges people to stop listening to people who speak of beauty and unreal things. Encourages a more critical and somewhat negative way of thinking.(Cueva)
its very similar to watch it die. It tells of how man is doomed and it's his own fault. We have no salvation. It is time to face our demise. If some species can evolve that can tolerate the pile of rubble we will leave behind, great for them. It is doubtful, though. Maybe the cockroach... (Jack Smith) Struck a Nerve: It's a
song written from Greg's point of view. He sees so much suffering all around,
then realizes there's not much he (or anyone else) can do about it. He even
questions why we were put here in the first place, if all we're doing is
suffering ("If there's a purpose for us all it remains a secret to me...").(Duncan Brown)
Man with a Mission: The paranoid and condemning imagery
in this song seems to complete the image of the typical missionary
personality. I'm right, nobody else is,especially not poor misguided
you, follow me or go to hell. {Ralph Baker}
Skyscraper:
its a song about the ludicrousness of the bible and the awful story of
Babylon. 'When Babel's walls...' (Jack Smith)
This song is about the christian god's opposition to intellectual
curiosity and the human quest for progress. "we'll build a city with a
tower for the world and climb so we can reach anything we may propose"
god tore down the tower because humanity was trying to advance and god
is opposed to advancement.
(Katie)
"its a song about a rejected man in society who's an arsonist and kills his 'enemies' that way. that's whats meant by building a 'Funeral Pyre'. (Chris Miller)
The meaning of this song is about the philosiphy of many people, waste and
want. Kerosine is the natural resourses and he can see how man puts them
to waste until there are no more. thats what I think. (mskean@baynet.net)
