Beausoleil
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Beausoleil, soleil soleil soleil soleil
Addressing or invoking Beausoleil, which is associated with the sun or sunshine.

Beausoleil, reaping Nirvana in a desert land
Beausoleil, gathering or obtaining good things despite being in a barren and lifeless land.

Beausoleil, Thine anger rising like a scorpion
Beausoleil, becoming increasingly furious like a poisonous and deadly arachnid.

Beausoleil, dune buggy baby on a fairground slide
Describing a playful image of Beausoleil, riding on a sand buggy like a child in an amusement park.

Beausoleil, the taste of honey and the swirl of flies
Beausoleil, providing a strange combination of sweetness and disgust.

Beausoleil, jackbooting wide-eyed in the widest pit
Beausoleil, marching with determination and terror in the most treacherous and disastrous situation.

Beausoleil, looking at smiles and seeing only grins
Beausoleil, seeing through the false and insincere appearances of happiness and detecting a darker motive behind them.

Beausoleil, did dead gods smell when the dog's blood rose
Questioning the perception of deities in the presence of bloodshed and violence.

Beausoleil, now all Thine summers turn to menstrual winters
A depiction of a shift towards despair and darkness, replacing the traditionally bright and warm season with a gloomy and cold one.

Beausoleil, kill kill kill kill kill kill kill kill killy kill
A repetition of the word kill, expressing a desire for devastation and demise.

Beausoleil, did dog's blood rise when the dead gods died
A follow-up question to the earlier line about gods observing bloodshed, this time in the context of the gods' own demise.

Beausoleil, beautiful sunshine whose shadow hides
Describing the radiant yet mysterious nature of Beausoleil, with the sun casting shadows that hint at concealed secrets.

Beausoleil, white brothers planting burning crosses
Referring to the Ku Klux Klan's practice of burning crosses as a symbol of their hate and supremacy.

Beausoleil, the sharpest flavour is the one that stains
The most intense memories often leave a lasting impression.

Beausoleil, when dog's blood rises does it also dance
A rhetorical question questioning the bizarre and unpredictable nature of violence and death.

Beausoleil, grey benediction of the Final Church
A reference to the uncertain and bleak nature of death and the afterlife.

Beausoleil, it's just your habit of culling time
Suggests that Beausoleil has a tendency to destroy lives and waste time.

Beausoleil, a Death In June under a menstrual moon
An ominous reference to Death in June, a band associated with fascism and romanticism of death, amidst a full moon.

Beausoleil, Scorpio Rising but the Light Bearer falls
Scorpio Rising was a 1964 experimental film about the outlaw biker subculture. Here, Beausoleil is compared to Scoprio Rising and Light Bearer or Lucifer who fell from heaven.

Beausoleil, the squeaky laughter of a giddy world
A contrasting image of Beausoleil amidst the jubilance of the world, highlighting its cynical and menacing nature.

Beausoleil, still waving black flags from a stubble field
A suggestion that despite the destruction left in its wake, Beausoleil still persists.

Beausoleil, a maltese cross is pierced by the Blood of Christ
A reference to the Crusades and the use of the Maltese Cross, which had eight points symbolizing the eight obligations of the knights, and often appeared dripping with the blood of the Crusaders and Crusades.

Beausoleil, hiding from cancer crabs and cracking jokes
Presenting Beausoleil in a comical and absurd light, appearing to evade or fight off crabs that are presumably cancerous.

Beausoleil, arson archbishop makes the deserts burn
A striking image of a religious figure activating a destructive force in a seemingly lifeless area.

Beausoleil, the dead are grateful -- all you need is love
A sarcastic line implying that death is welcomed and that love may be insufficient to solve or avoid it.

Beausoleil, fat Buddhas smiling with the widest grin
Describing statues of Buddhas, who are renowned for their calmness and peacefulness, as overweight and smirking deeply.

Beausoleil, candy floss surgeon with the golden hair
Evoking imagery of a sugary and artificial surgeon with luxurious and gleaming hair.

Beausoleil, a brand new Process for a brand new age
Referring to Process Church of the Final Judgment, a one-time religious group founded in the '60s, Beausoleil is perhaps seen as its new leader.

Beausoleil, a black Messiah wearing buckskin boots
A sharp contrast between the traditional image of a messiah and the unusual depiction of a figure wearing animals' skin as footwear.

Beausoleil, assassin creepy-crawls through Hebron's Vale
Hebron arguably is one of the most contested areas in the world, with religious significance to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. Here, Beausoleil operates as a killer crawling on the region.

Beausoleil, there's no business like the devil's business
Playing with the tune of a famous Broadway musical number, the lyrics instead suggest that Beausoleil is involved in something unprecedentedly evil.

Beausoleil, another martyr for the Noddy Apocalypse
Using the children's character Noddy as a symbol of innocence and peacefulness, the line suggests that Beausoleil is a threat to such values.

Beausoleil, que sera, sera
A phrase meaning 'whatever will be, will be', may imply resignation or futility in the face of Beausoleil's destructive power.

Beausoleil, we want to sink into the deepest basin
Desiring to be immersed in something infinite or profound, which can be interpreted as depression or nihilism.

Beausoleil, fils de perdition, Luciferens
Calling Beausoleil, Son of Perdition or sin, and Luciferens or followers of Lucifer, the morning star, often associated with evil or rebellion.

Beausoleil, 7 and 7 is the hidden key
A reference to a song by a band called Love, suggesting a hidden meaning or message behind Beausoleil.

Beausoleil, a train to Clarkesville in the menstrual night
A reference to a song by the Monkees, which talks about departing on a train to Clarkesville, here presented in a dark, macabre tone.

Beausoleil, Disneyland darkens with your Armageddon smile
Describing the theme park Disneyland as becoming gloomier with Beausoleil's unsettling grin.

Beausoleil, sangs rGyas chos dang tsogs kyi mChog rNams la
A line in Tibetan, which roughly translates to 'Blessing upon the gathering of the Sangha, Buddha, and Dharma', contrasted against Beausoleil's destructive nature.

Beausoleil, you hide your candle on Golgotha's hill
A reference to a song by Leonard Cohen with comparisons to Beausoleil keeping his true nature hidden while operating within a place of religious or symbolic sacrifice.