Fodder For The Elder Gods
Creature Feature Lyrics


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What endless terrors do the heavens hide
Blacker than pitch and older than time
Forever slumbering primordial slime
The very heart of evil thundering inside

There was a stirring in the clouds at night
A faint rumbling in the star-less skies
And the horizon came alive with fire
Then came the beasts from the celestial mire

If it bleeds
Then maybe we can kill it
If it breathes
Then maybe we stand a chance

The old ones have come to wreak havoc
The crawling chaos will consume our planet
Out of space the elder gods descend
We all are doomed the lurking fear has awakened

For countless eons they have drifted free
In the dark and barren planetary seas
Unaware of the new human disease
Until the day their ancient hibernation ceased

From the mist beyond the wall of sleep
The dreadful shadows from out of time creep
The winter of our lives, the chill runs deep
The harvest is seasoned and ready for the reap

If it bleeds
Then maybe we can kill it
If it breathes
Then maybe we stand a chance

The old ones have come to wreak havoc
The crawling chaos will consume our planet
Out of space the elder gods descend
We are all doomed the lurking fear has awakened

Something unnatural has returned to this place
An archaic consuming color out of space
From beyond the cosmos a deadly presence waits
The blink of an eye comes the end to our fledgling race

The old ones have come to wreak havoc
The crawling chaos will consume our planet
Out of space the elder gods descend
We are all doomed the lurking fear has awakened





What horrors impend
With a whimper comes the end

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Fodder for the Elder Gods" by Creature Feature paint a vivid picture of ancient, monstrous beings slowly awakening from a deep slumber in the cosmos. The first verse describes the evil that the heavens may be hiding, blacker than pitch and older than time, that is now starting to stir. The second verse introduces the beasts that emerge from the celestial mire and herald the beginning of the end. The chorus offers a glimmer of hope - if these creatures bleed and breathe like us, then maybe we can stand a chance against them. However, the rest of the song laments the inevitable doom that awaits humanity as the elder gods descend and the lurking fear awakens.


Throughout the song, there are references to H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, a fictional universe of horror stories featuring ancient and powerful deities that resemble giant, tentacled monsters. The lyrics draw inspiration from Lovecraft's themes of cosmic horror, nihilism, and the insignificance of human existence in the face of otherworldly forces. The imagery of the song captures the awe and terror that the Cthulhu Mythos elicits, invoking ancient gods rising from vast, empty spaces and consuming everything in their path.


Line by Line Meaning

What endless terrors do the heavens hide
Are there infinite monsters and fear lurking in the skies?


Blacker than pitch and older than time
Darker than black and older than the universe itself


Forever slumbering primordial slime
The essence of the ultimate evil lying dormant for eternity


The very heart of evil thundering inside
The core of all malevolence is throbbing with power


There was a stirring in the clouds at night
The obscurity of darkness is disturbed by ominous movement up above


A faint rumbling in the star-less skies
A low-pitched noise echo's through the canopy of the atmosphere


And the horizon came alive with fire
The edge of the world burst into flames


Then came the beasts from the celestial mire
Otherworldly monsters emerge from the sky


If it bleeds
If it contains blood


Then maybe we can kill it
It is possible to destroy it


If it breathes
If it has the ability to inhale and exhale


Then maybe we stand a chance
It is likely that we will have an opportunity to defeat it


The old ones have come to wreak havoc
The ancient gods of the past have arrived to create chaos


The crawling chaos will consume our planet
The malevolent force will infect and destroy planet Earth


Out of space the elder gods descend
From the vastness of space, the wrathful gods descend


We all are doomed the lurking fear has awakened
We are destined for destruction as the horror of our circumstances comes to light


For countless eons they have drifted free
For an incomprehensible amount of time, the creatures have roamed aimlessly


In the dark and barren planetary seas
Traversing the lifeless expanse of the universe


Unaware of the new human disease
They are oblivious to a new threat, human existence


Until the day their ancient hibernation ceased
Their eternal slumber comes to an end


From the mist beyond the wall of sleep
From the shrouded depths of the subconscious


The dreadful shadows from out of time creep
Fearful apparitions born from eons past begin to haunt us


The winter of our lives, the chill runs deep
The end of our lifespan is upon us, and a cold foreboding feeling engulfs us


The harvest is seasoned and ready for the reap
The time has come for us to suffer the consequences of our choices


Something unnatural has returned to this place
A strange and disturbing force of nature has resurfaced in existence


An archaic consuming color out of space
A color that consumes any and all things returns after a long absence


From beyond the cosmos a deadly presence waits
A lethal entity from another universe anticipates its next victim


The blink of an eye comes the end to our fledgling race
In an instant, our fragile existence will be eradicated


What horrors impend
What terrible events loom in our future


With a whimper comes the end
Our catastrophic fate shall come about meekly




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