Clad in cloak
A secretive nun
Bearing the old ones' bastard son
Varucose phallos
Obsessed and poised her
Cast a veil of dusk upon the cloister

Prime mover
Maternal slave
With child of her grave

Mother
Filth in her womb
Father
Waiting in tomb

Selected heir
Machinary insect
Bloodline of the dark architect
Toxic blood
Of not known birth
Antichrist will walk the earth

Prime mover
Maternal slave
With child of her grave


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    General Comment

    No, it's about the anti-Virgin Mary (a secretive nun) carrying the Antichrist in her womb. And thus by extension about Satan (and his "varucose phallos").

    AMPenguinon December 20, 2012   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning

    This song's about Satan.

    timshanks1on August 26, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Satan fucked a nun and they finally conceived the Anti-Christ. He gets born in the next two songs, Genesis and Here Comes the Son

    chadwick57on June 26, 2016   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning

    Actually, it's clearly obvious this song is about the Virgin Mary carrying Jesus (the bastard son, according to this song) in her womb

    fuel126on January 31, 2012   Link

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