Angel of Death
Slayer Lyrics

Auschwitz, the meaning of pain
The Nazi concentration camp known as Auschwitz, where millions of people were brutally tortured and killed, represents the epitome of pain.

The way that I want you to die
The singer has a strong desire to inflict death on someone or something.

Slow death, immense decay
The death or destruction being inflicted is gradual and extensive, causing great suffering and decomposition.

Showers that cleanse you of your life
The so-called 'showers' used at the concentration camps were designed to kill and dispose of large numbers of people at once.

Forced in
People were forcibly taken into the concentration camps against their will.

Like cattle you run
Humans were treated like animals, herded and controlled for the purpose of extermination.

Stripped of
The prisoners had everything taken away from them, from their personal belongings to their dignity and humanity.

Your life's worth
The Nazis believed that some people's lives were worthless, and used this justification to commit mass murder.

Human mice, for the Angel of Death
The victims were treated as mere laboratory specimens or vermin, to be experimented on or exterminated at will.

Four hundred thousand more to die
The sheer scale of the genocide is staggering, with hundreds of thousands of people still scheduled to be killed.

Monarch to the kingdom of the dead
The personification of the Angel of Death as a ruler or monarch over the dead captures the horrific and relentless nature of the violence.

Sadistic, surgeon of demise
The people carrying out the atrocities were not only cruel and inhumane, but also highly skilled and systematic in their killing techniques.

Sadist of the noblest blood
The person responsible for the deaths is someone of high social status or pedigree, who sees the killings as a reflection of their own supposed superiority.

Destroying, without mercy
The killings are being carried out in a completely merciless and ruthless way, without any thought to the suffering of the victims.

To benefit the Aryan race
The killings are seen as a way to purify the 'master race' of Aryans and rid it of other groups deemed 'inferior'.

Surgery, with no anesthesia
The medical experiments performed on the prisoners were carried out without any pain relief or compassion for the patients.

Feel the knife pierce you intensely
The pain inflicted on the victims is severe and agonizing, reflecting the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps.

Inferior, no use to mankind
The Nazi ideology judged people purely on their supposed racial qualities, deeming some groups as 'inferior' and therefore useless or disposable.

Strapped down screaming out to die
The victims were restrained and unable to escape or avoid their fate, adding to the terror and horror of their situation.

Pumped with fluid inside your brain
The medical experiments were often designed to induce physical and mental torture, using chemicals to inflict further pain and suffering.

Pressure in your skull begins pushing through your eyes
The pain inflicted is so intense that it can cause physical damage and deformation to the body.

Burning flesh drips away
The extreme measures used to kill the victims often included methods like burning, which caused severe and irreparable damage to their bodies.

Test of heat burns your skin, your mind starts to boil
The torture and suffering inflicted was not limited to physical pain, but could also result in psychological trauma and mental breakdown.

Frigid cold, cracks your limbs
The horrors of the concentration camps included not only extreme heat, but also bitterly cold conditions that could cause immense suffering.

How long can you last
The sheer brutality of the situation makes it almost impossible for someone to survive, leading to a sense of hopelessness and defeat.

In this frozen water burial?
The idea of being buried alive in a hostile and freezing environment is a terrifying and chilling prospect.

Sewn together, joining heads
The mutilation and disfigurement of the victims was yet another horrific practice carried out in the Nazi concentration camp system.

Just a matter of time
The victims were doomed from the outset, with no hope of escape or survival in the face of such brutal and calculated violence.

'Til you rip yourselves apart
The inhuman tortures inflicted on the prisoners could drive them to such extremes that they literally tear themselves apart or go insane.

Millions laid out in their
The scale of the genocide is so immense that millions of people's lives have been brutally and senselessly extinguished.

Crowded tombs
The dead were often buried together in mass graves, leading to an unimaginable level of devastation and loss.

Sickening ways to achieve
The Nazi regime employed barbaric and sickening methods to achieve its twisted goals, leading to untold misery and suffering.

The holocaust
The Holocaust was one of the most devastating events in human history, involving the systematic extermination of millions of innocent people.

Seas of blood, bury life
The violence and death inflicted on the victims in the concentration camps left a massive and bloody imprint on the world.

Smell your death as it burns
The atrocities committed by the Nazis were so extensive and senseless that the stench and horror of death was palpable and inescapable.

Deep inside of you
The horror of these events left a deep and lasting impact on the people who lived through them, affecting them on a deeply personal and psychological level.

Abacinate, eyes that bleed
The cruel and systemic violence inflicted on the prisoners often included gouging out their eyes or causing them to bleed out, leading to immense pain and fear.

Praying for the end of
The victims were often driven to the point of desperation, wishing for the end of their torment and suffering.

Your wide awake nightmare
The horrors of the concentration camps were like a never-ending nightmare, a waking hell that no one should ever have to endure.

Wings of pain, reach out for you
The pain and trauma inflicted on the victims can feel like it has wings or arms, reaching out and engulfing them in a way that is both horrific and inescapable.

His face of death staring down
The person responsible for the atrocities is often depicted as a figure of death or destruction, a symbol of the inhumanity and cruelty of the genocide.

Your blood's running cold
The terrifying and horrific nature of the situation can cause a person's blood to feel like it has frozen or stopped moving, leading to a sense of shock and helplessness.

Injecting cells, dying eyes
The medical experiments performed on the prisoners were often designed to inflict sickness or death, with little or no regard for their humanity or wellbeing.

Feeding on the screams of
The person responsible for the atrocities may take pleasure or satisfaction in the suffering and terror of their victims, deriving twisted pleasure from their screams and cries for help.

The mutant he's creating
The Nazis believed in eugenics, or the creation of a 'master race', and often used their medical experiments to try to create genetically superior people at the expense of others.

Pathetic harmless victims
The people targeted by the Nazis were not a threat to anyone, but were instead chosen purely on the basis of their race or perceived lack of worth.

Left to die
The victims had no control over their fate, and were often left to die in agony and despair.

Rancid Angel of Death
The Angel of Death referred to in the song is a symbol of the inhumanity and cruelty of the Nazi regime, a twisted and vile figure responsible for untold atrocities.

Flying free
The sense of freedom or liberation expressed in this line is deeply ironic, given the horrors of the concentration camps and the relentless violence and death that characterized them.