Blasphemy

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“Blasphemy” is about cynical people that will not let go of their beliefs, even though they don’t actually believe them. Oli Sykes explained to Kerrang!: What they preach… Read More

Sep. 11, 20151 viewer95.6K views

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Blasphemy Lyrics

[Chorus]
You got hell to pay, but you already sold your soul
It's blasphemy, but the words don't make sense no more
What would your mother say? Your faith has you immured
So don't try and tell me that you still believe
No, don't preach to me

[Verse 1]
Ask no questions and you'll get no lies
Turn the cheek and blind the eye
Let it go…
Bend the knee and give away your life
Bite your tongue and close your mind
Never know…

[Chorus]
'Cause you got hell to pay, but you already sold your soul
It's blasphemy, but the words don't make sense no more
What would your mother say? Your faith has you immured
So don't try and tell me that you still believe
No, don't preach to me

[Bridge]
You're not blessed, you're cursed
And it's getting worse now

[Verse 2]
It makes no sense, but it must be right
The blood and sweat you sacrificed
Was it all… for nothing?
'Cause we've found no sign and we've seen no light
We hear no voice when we pray at night
But we swore… and now it's too late to turn back

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
You're not blessed, you're cursed
And it's getting worse now

[Chorus]
You got hell to pay, but you already sold your soul
It's blasphemy, but the words don't make sense no more
What would your mother say? Your faith has you immured
So don't try and tell me that you still believe
No, don't preach to me

[Outro]
No, don't preach to me
Don't preach to me (You're not blessed, you're cursed)
No, don't preach to me (And it's getting worse now)
It's blasphemy

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“Blasphemy” is about cynical people that will not let go of their beliefs, even though they don’t actually believe them. Oli Sykes explained to Kerrang!:

What they preach contradicts what they know to be true, but they won’t turn the back on it—maybe because they feel responsible to carry it on. It makes no sense to me!

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What did Bring Me The Horizon say about "Blasphemy"?

‘You’ve got hell to pay but you already sold your soul’ is basically trying to explain a mindfuck of people who pretend to believe in something because they’re scared of the unknown. If these powers existed, they’d know you’re full of shit anyway. They’d know you don’t really believe.

—Oliver Sykes

Is there a demo version of this song?

Yes, it can be found here.