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Saturnalia lyrics5/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.” Whether these songs lay claim to the profane offering of Leviticus 10:1 we may never know, but what is certain is their dark, powerful, hypnotic atmosphere. My closest stream of consciousness is an archaic reference to “strange fire” in the Old Testament. Their third full-length is called ‘Obscure Fire’ (2023). Now two years hence, the mysterious cult speak once again. The rest of the song seems to talk about the world ending or changing drastically, which has links with this elite circle.When we last checked in with the hooded cadre from the Ural Mountains of Chelyabinsk Oblast, MEGALITH LEVITATION had just revealed their collection of Void Psalms (one of Doomed & Stoned’s Heavy Best of 2021, reviewed here). "Cast out now, no fire to smell" probably means a person has been banned from the Saturn religion, and can no longer be a part of the cultish practices. ![]() The 'smile like a rifle' probably means they try to cope/pretend with a smile, but there is the very real threat of them 'triggering' to do something, like go out and tell people the truth. "No matter how cold you are" either means the person is the evil one, or they have gone cold in the relationship after finding out the truth. It sounds like one of them is scarred by the practice (terror in the teardrop), and possibly that they need other drugs to cope with the reality ("make it snow"). To me, it seems like Manson is/was in a relationship or good friendship with someone, and there was a discrepancy in the relationship about the morality of ingesting child-sourced adrenochrome, for which I think 'sunsets' in this song is a codeword, and the hard metal is the needle. The celebrity religion of Saturn ("my god"), invited to eat the young, the bottomless celebrity scar. This is either Manson's confession or his exposee on the Hollywood child trafficking (see Pizzagate and Adrenochrome in Hollywood). (Please aee future posts for my explanation of how "being in a state of reversal, is a main theme within this song, the origin of the saturnalia, along with whatever other words I may come up with lol) Just Google Satan and Saturn and you will be overwhelmed with the information provided about Satan's association with Saturn throughout history, which is very interesting. The Saturs and their leader Pan are also known as "Goat-gods". Also, Satur is the goat-legged half man half goat 'deity' headed by Pan (a representation of satan) sometimes spelt 'satyr' in English.The Oxford dictionary identifies it as 'Saturos' in Greek. Satan and Saturn are literally the same word. But of course Satan's association with Saturn in most cases is symbolic, myth, and allegory.Ī few notes on Satans association with saturn. Some believe that the planet Saturn is literally Satan incarnate. The concept of Satan within the song, Saturnalia, is implied via Satan's association with Saturn throughout history, within both myth and various religions. The song is adherent and ties into to the overall main themes that span the entire album, two of which are Satan (The album was set to be titled Say10, but was later changed to heaven upside down) the title, Heaven upside down, first and foremost, is indicative of another strong theme that runs throughout the album - that of being in a state of reversal, backward, or, obviously, upside down. By putting himself in Saturn's position, he is, once again, portraying himself (or the character within the story) as one of the many incarnations of Satan.Īs much of Manson work, this song can be interpreted in many ways and has many layers and comcepts of meaning ranging from simplicity to the most complex.Ī good place to start is researching into what is the saturnalia, why and how it originated, and the significance of Saturn. In the song Manson sings "I was invited to eat the young", putting himself in Saturn's (the fathers) position. But ultimately, the song definitely ties into his relatiinship with his father and his fathers passing, after the fact. His father had not passed away when the song was written and Manson has said that he really did not know just how sick his father was. ![]() In the deafening void of our last I can see where you draw the father son connection (Saturn ate his son(s), I do not think this song was specifically written about his father. By the roadside, all the bones they cleanĮarth ain't up but sunk it even though my God ![]()
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