One of extreme metal's most revered brutal death metal mega-beasts, CoDC fo… Read Full Bio ↴One of extreme metal's most revered brutal death metal mega-beasts, CoDC formed on Halloween, 1998, on the southern outskirts of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally, the crosshairs were pointed at little more than spraying down the Steel City sewers with a bombing concoction of crusty grind death and "maybe releasing a seven-inch someday". Countless lineup changes, an infamous string of obstacles as well as basements and stages across the country have been encountered and ultimately destroyed from day one and CoDC continue to push forward the boundaries of extreme music worldwide, nearly thirteen years later, in 2011.

CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN represent the audio end times, a psychotic fast forward nightmare into the sonic ash heaps of humanity. CoDC are, as noted by press, the ultimate anti-everything band; anti-life, anti-death, anti-world, anti-music and anti-you. Critically acclaimed for lyrical concept and prose as much for their hyper-extreme approach to sound, CoDC possess the ability to both wretch and annihilate the listener as well as rouse and intrigue.

Tranquilizer
Circle of Dead Children Lyrics

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Our bodies drain and fortify the soil of a global concentration camp
To escape is to live ostracized
The breathing abortion
I am the stone
You are the stone
The most unnatural self-erosion
You will leave no imprint of life or progression
I will leave no imprint of life or progression

We are the barricade

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Circle of Dead Children's song Tranquilizer has a deep meaning that could be interpreted in different perspectives. The first two lines suggest a dystopian world where people are trapped in a global concentration camp. Our bodies drain and fortify the soil, which means that every person who dies within that camp contributes to the strengthening of the environment, indicating that death is more beneficial than life. To escape this concentration camp is to live ostracized means that the people who managed to escape the camp will be rejected and isolated from society, resulting in a life of condemnation and exclusion.

The line "The breathing abortion" is suggestive of the idea of death being better than life; it may also point to the widespread use of abortion within this camp, indicating a higher probability of unwanted pregnancies. The lines "I am the stone" and "You are the stone" suggest a lack of identity, humanity, and consciousness. The next lines- "The most unnatural self-erosion" and "You will leave no imprint of life or progression" - depict a society in decay where people are dying naturally without making any impact to change the system.

The last line, "We are the barricade," is perhaps an affirmation that the society is responsible for the concentration camp, they have built a barricade around themselves and trapped themselves within the concentration camp making it impossible for them to change the situation.

Line by Line Meaning

Our bodies drain and fortify the soil of a global concentration camp
Our physical remains contribute to the grounds of a world-wide internment facility

To escape is to live ostracized
Living as an outcast is the only means of getting away

The breathing abortion
A living being with a hollow existence

I am the stone
I am the unyielding, unfeeling object

You are the stone
You too are the impenetrable, unfeeling object

The most unnatural self-erosion
The most abnormal, self-inflicted destruction

You will leave no imprint of life or progression
You will not impact the world in a positive way, nor make any advancements

I will leave no imprint of life or progression
I too will not achieve anything of significance or leave a lasting impact

We are the barricade
Together, we are the obstacle preventing progress

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