Lyrical subjects often include things such misanthropy, depression, the occult, necrophilia, rape, murder, lycanthropy, violence, inhumanity, love, hate, anger, and the end of the world. Shows often end with band members bloody and bruised.
Cancerslug sites bands such as : Danzig, The Misfits, Minor Threat, Neurosis, Black Flag, GG Allin, Amon Amarth, Deadboy and the Elephantmen/Dax Riggs, Filth, Blatz, Morrissey, His Hero Is Gone, The Damned, Mr. Bungle, At The Gates, Doom, Black Sabbath, The Dwarves and others as influences.
The band completed their first full US tour in the fall of 2007.
In the winter of 2011, Cancerslug began asking fans for help in booking their second national tour, entitled The SlugCult Rising Tour. Official dates were announced in the beginning of 2012.
2013 saw the next full national tour. The RAPE THE NATION Tour took place in September/October 2013, in support of the band's latest album, SEASONS OF SICKNESS.
In 2013, the band announced an official acoustic CD entitled PULL THE PLUG, as well as a follow-up to Seasons entitled ROOTWORK, which was later released in limited download form in November, 2014, with an expected official CD release in January 2015.
Current Members:
Alex Story (Vocals)
Cassie Baher (Bass)
Official Releases:
Fuck The Bullshit, This Is Cancerslug (Whore) (1999)
The Midnight Dejection Sessions (2000)
In The Dumpster Behind The Clinic (2000)
The Three Days Demos EP (2001)
Alabama Bloodbath (2002)
Soulless (2002)
The Beast With Two Backs (2003)
Curse Arcanum (2003)
A Book of Rats (2004)
Battle Hymns Vols. 1 & 2 (2004)
Fist of Fury/Fist of Love (Greatest Hits Collection) (2007)
The Unnameable (2007)
The Ancient Enemy (2008)
Tales of a Butcher (2009)
A Decade of Decay - Phase One: Blood Magick (2009)
By Spirits Unclean (2011)
Pussytalk (2012)
The Unkindest Cut (2000-2013)
Seasons of Sickness (2013)
Alex Story: Pull The Plug (2013)
www.officialcancerslug.com
http://www.facebook.com/Cancerslug
http://www.reverbnation.com/cancerslug
http://www.punkopedia.com/content/Cancerslug
Women and Dope
Cancerslug Lyrics
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Every night i hear them give it up, until tomorrow
Leave me alone
No fucking give it to me
Its just the women and dope that are driving me to my grave
And there are alot more of them both that im going to do today
Waking up on the bathroom floor it makes me wonder
All of my dollars are still rolled up with bloody corners
No fucking give it to me
Its just the women and dope that are driving me to my grave
And there are alot more of them both that im going to do today
Waking up with a headache and shakes
My skulls like thunder
I dont know who the fuck this is im lying under
Leave me alone
No fucking give it to me
Its just the women and dope that are driving me to my grave
And there are alot more of them both that im going to do today
You say its an end and that its killing me
But ive got news for you all
You are going to die just the same
And i will have lived much more than you before i find my grave
I'm going to die
But so are you
I'm going to die
We all do
I'm going to die
But so are you
We all die
So fuck you
The lyrics of Cancerslug's "Women and Dope" discuss addiction and the self-destructive behavior that often accompanies it. The opening lines of the song, "Waking up in your own blood is an empty sorrow. Every night I hear them give it up, until tomorrow," sets the dark and despairing tone for the rest of the song. The second verse, which begins with "Waking up on the bathroom floor it makes me wonder," suggests that drug use has caused the singer to lose control and experience dangerous consequences. The chorus repeats the lines "It's just the women and dope that are driving me to my grave, and there are a lot more of them both that I'm going to do today," emphasizing the addictive hold that these two things have on the singer and the reckless attitude he has toward his own mortality.
The final lines of the song, "You say it's an end and that it's killing me, but I've got news for you all. You are going to die just the same, and I will have lived much more than you before I find my grave," imply that the singer is resigned to his fate and that he is willing to sacrifice his well-being for the sake of temporary pleasure. The overall message of the song is a cautionary one, illuminating the negative effects of addiction and the dangers of losing control.
Line by Line Meaning
Waking up in your own blood is an empty sorrow
The feeling of waking up in your own blood is a hollow sadness that one cannot explain
Every night i hear them give it up, until tomorrow
Every night I hear them give up their life until tomorrow, when they do it all over again
Leave me alone
I want to be left alone, don't bother me
No fucking give it to me
I don't want your help, but give me what I want anyway
Its just the women and dope that are driving me to my grave
The only things that matter to me in life are women and drugs, and they are slowly leading me to my death
And there are alot more of them both that im going to do today
There are many more women and drugs that I plan to consume and have in my life today
Waking up on the bathroom floor it makes me wonder
I constantly wake up on the bathroom floor and it makes me think about what I'm doing with my life
All of my dollars are still rolled up with bloody corners
All of my money is being used to buy drugs, and the bills are typically stained with my own blood
Waking up with a headache and shakes, My skulls like thunder
Waking up with a headache and trembles feels like my skull is erupting with thunder
I dont know who the fuck this is im lying under
I don't know who the person is that I'm sleeping with or having sex with
You say its an end and that its killing me, But ive got news for you all, You are going to die just the same
You might think that this lifestyle is going to kill me, but at the end of the day, we all die eventually
And i will have lived much more than you before i find my grave
I will have lived a more exciting and fulfilling life than you ever will before I die
I'm going to die, But so are you, I'm going to die, We all do, I'm going to die, But so are you, We all die, So fuck you
We're all going to die eventually, so don't judge me for how I'm choosing to live my life
Contributed by Hannah M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.