No Rest For The Wicked
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Exposing all the vultures who were waiting in the wings to join the feast
Descending like spiders, preparing to poison your prey
You smile on the outside while planning a way to make the guilty pay
But the payment is made
Who would feast upon disgrace?
Well I don't know, I don't wanna know
Death has kissed the lives we knew
So isn't that enough for you?
The price was paid, and no one has to pay it again
For the payment is made
The payment is made
Death and devastation are the natural consequences of sin
Enough for any man to bear, even without your thinly-veiled revenge
You hand a glass of water to a man who's beginning to drown
You reach out your hand like you care, but only push him further down
But the payment is made
Who would feast upon disgrace?
Well I don't know, I don't wanna know
Blackened hearts will try to raise the wages of sin
Death has kissed the lives we knew
So isn't that enough for you?
The price was paid, and no one has to pay it again
For the payment is made
The payment is made
Restoration, lifting up the fallen
Edifying is our higher calling
If we fail to reconcile our brothers
Then we only serve to tear each other down
Death has kissed the lives we knew
So isn't that enough for you?
The price was paid, and no one has to pay it again
For the payment is made
The payment is made
The lyrics of Hed P.E’s (Planet Earth) song ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ speak on the theme of sin and its aftermath. The first verse compares sin to a jackal feeding on the carcass of a beast which has been ripped apart, and describes how sin tears apart families, revealing the vultures waiting in its wings to join the feast. The following lines depict the people who smile on the outside while preparing to make the guilty parties pay. While the punishment may seem necessary, the payment for the sin has already been made.
The chorus ponders who would want to feast on disgrace, and considers how blackened hearts only try to raise the wages of sin. It then talks of how death has already kissed the lives affected by sin, making the price paid enough. The last verse talks about how, instead of tearing each other apart, we should lift each other up, edifying one another. The song effectively communicates a message of forgiveness and moving past the negative impacts of sin, by acknowledging that the payment has already been made.
Line by Line Meaning
Sin ripped apart my family like a jackal on the carcass of a beast
The destructive effects of sin on my family were as vicious as a jackal tearing apart a dead animal.
Exposing all the vultures who were waiting in the wings to join the feast
Sin also revealed the opportunistic people who were waiting to take advantage of our misfortune.
Descending like spiders, preparing to poison your prey
Just like spiders who prepare to strike their prey, sinful people are always scheming to harm others.
You smile on the outside while planning a way to make the guilty pay
Sinful people are deceitful - they might seem friendly on the surface, but their true intention is to inflict harm and make others pay for their wrongdoing.
But the payment is made
Despite the destructive effects of sin, justice is served and the guilty eventually pay for their actions.
Who would feast upon disgrace?
Who would take pleasure in exploiting someone else's misfortune?
Well I don't know, I don't wanna know
The singer wants no part in such cruelty or exploitation of others.
Blackened hearts will try to raise the wages of sin
Sinful people with evil intentions want to continue their destructive ways, causing more harm and pain.
Death has kissed the lives we knew
Sin has brought death and devastation into our lives, affecting everything we knew.
So isn't that enough for you?
The singer questions why anyone would want to continue causing harm and destruction when the consequences of sin are already so severe.
The price was paid, and no one has to pay it again
Justice has been served, and there's no need for further retribution or punishment.
Restoration, lifting up the fallen
The singer advocates for restoration and rebuilding instead of tearing down and causing more destruction.
Edifying is our higher calling
We should strive to build each other up and make the world a better place, not tear each other down.
If we fail to reconcile our brothers
If we don't make amends and strive for peace with those we've wronged, we only perpetuate the cycle of harm and destruction.
Then we only serve to tear each other down
If we don't work towards reconciliation and healing, we'll only cause more harm and pain to each other.
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