Acid Bath was an American metal band from Houma, Louisiana that lasted from… Read Full Bio ↴Acid Bath was an American metal band from Houma, Louisiana that lasted from 1991 to 1997. They released their breakout debut When the Kite String Pops in 1994, which was then followed by their sophomore and final album, Paegan Terrorism Tactics, in 1996. The band later broke up in 1997 after the passing of bassist Audie Pitre in a traffic collision.

Their music is often regarded as hard to label under one certain genre. While sweeping across many sounds, Acid Bath put out two records of considerable influence, which opened a gateway for heavy metal music to be versatile and emotional without sacrificing its creative character or brute force. Their music incorporates influences ranging from sludge, doom metal, death metal, hardcore punk, stoner rock, thrash metal and grunge.

The variation in their music has reached far from the underground music into many hardcore, doom metal and stoner rock bands. Frontman Dax Riggs currently performs a solo artist, although he was the singer and guitarist for Agents of Oblivion. He then played for Deadboy & the Elephantmen. Guitarist Sammy Duet played in Crowbar for some time. He now plays for Goatwhore.

Paegan Love Song
Acid Bath Lyrics

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Dying felt so goddamn good today
If I was ever alive well it's hard to say
It was kissing my eyelids and burning my face away
Dying felt so goddamn good today
We dance the electric Pagan Love Song
We hunt with the children paling in the catacombs
Eating dead flowers bleeding in a strange daze
I was cutting throats and eating tears

Smiling in a ruined age
Douse my love everything with gasoline
Grave flower blooms at your red light death scene
We dance the electric Pagan Love Song
We hunt with the children paling in the catacombs
Trippin' on real blood in strange sunshine
Have you felt such weight upon your eyes
Sister I been trippin' in your sky
I woke up adrift in a Technicolor bliss
Ten million miles high
I'm a Christian zombie by daylight
Satan, he come trippin' 'round midnight
Circle jerkin' redneck truckers' dream
You scream, I scream
Everybody screams for morphine
I won't love you, mama, I just fiend your morphine... your morphine
We send, the love, to the skull
I am the mother, the father, the killer
Forever and ever all right
I am the shapeless, the deathless, remorseless
Forever and ever tonight
I'm feelin' hollow again
I am the mother, the father, the killer of light

I'm gonna cut you motherfucker, God's cocksucker
all right

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Acid Bath's song 01.Paegan Love Song are a chaotic blend of imagery and ideas, exploring themes of death, love, and madness. The first verse is particularly striking, as the singer reflects on how dying feels good, suggesting they may be in a state of deep despair or depression. The second verse is full of wild, surrealistic imagery, including dead flowers, bleeding, cutting throats, and eating tears. The chorus references a pagan love song and hunting with children in catacombs, both of which seem to symbolize a kind of primal, ritualistic energy that the singer is trying to tap into. The third verse takes a turn towards the grotesque, with references to Satan, trucks, and drugs, before the final lines return to a sense of spiritual emptiness and the desire to destroy.

Overall, the song is a deeply unsettling journey into the mind of someone grappling with intense pain and confusion. The lyrics are non-linear and often seem disconnected, but they create a vivid emotional landscape that is both terrifying and strangely captivating. The combination of dark, distorted guitars and raspy, intense vocals only adds to the sense of chaos and despair. In the end, though, there seems to be a glimpse of hope, as the singer takes on various roles - mother, father, killer - and asserts their power over the world. It's a disturbing and powerful vision, but also one that feels strangely cathartic.

Line by Line Meaning

Dying felt so goddamn good today
The feeling of dying was fulfilling and satisfying

If I was ever alive well it's hard to say
The singer questions their own existence and whether they ever truly lived

It was kissing my eyelids and burning my face away
The sensation of death was overwhelming and all-consuming

We dance the electric Pagan Love Song
There is a celebration of pagan rituals and beliefs through a dance

We hunt with the children paling in the catacombs
The group engages in some sort of hunt with pale children in an underground burial chamber

Eating dead flowers bleeding in a strange daze
There is a fascination with death and decay as evidenced by consuming dead flowers

I was cutting throats and eating tears
The singer has a violent and emotional hunger that drives them to harm others and feel their pain

Smiling in a ruined age
Despite the decay and decline of society, the artist finds joy in destruction

Douse my love everything with gasoline
The artist wants to set everything on fire, including their love

Grave flower blooms at your red light death scene
A beautiful flower (symbolizing death and decay) grows in the midst of tragedy (a red light death scene)

Trippin' on real blood in strange sunshine
The singer is hallucinating from the sight of fresh blood in odd lighting

Have you felt such weight upon your eyes
The artist asks if anyone else has had their vision clouded with sadness and despair

Sister I been trippin' in your sky
There is a relationship between the singer and the listener, with the singer acknowledging the other's influence on their perception

I woke up adrift in a Technicolor bliss
The singer has woken up in a bright and colorful dream-like state of happiness

Ten million miles high
The singer feels like they are soaring through the sky, way above the world

I'm a Christian zombie by daylight
The artist feels like a living dead person, walking around as if in a trance during the day

Satan, he come trippin' 'round midnight
A dark and evil presence is felt during the midnight hours

Circle jerkin' redneck truckers' dream
There is a sense of disgust towards a certain type of person or group (redneck truckers) participating in a vulgar activity (circle jerking)

You scream, I scream
A sarcastic reference to the popular phrase 'I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream'

Everybody screams for morphine
The artist notes the addictive power of painkillers

I won't love you, mama, I just fiend your morphine... your morphine
The artist desires and craves the mother's morphine, not her love

We send, the love, to the skull
There is an offering or tribute being sent to a skull (of a deceased person, perhaps)

I am the mother, the father, the killer
The singer sees themselves as embodying the roles of both parents and murderers

Forever and ever all right
A repeated phrase, perhaps emphasizing the artist's belief in their own power and longevity

I am the shapeless, the deathless, remorseless
The singer describes themselves as without form, immortal, and lacking any feelings of guilt or regret

Forever and ever tonight
Another repetition of the earlier phrase

I'm feelin' hollow again
The singer feels empty and unfulfilled

I am the mother, the father, the killer of light
The artist controls light, which may symbolize life, and therefore has power over life and death

I'm gonna cut you motherfucker, God's cocksucker all right
The artist is threatening and vehement towards someone, invoking both Judaism (God) and Christianity (cocksucker).

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