Symmetry
Dethklok [Metalocalypse] Lyrics


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Symmetry
Carbon calcium blood
Find your own disease
Excellent breeding left you without one

Try to be at ease
They're staring daggers at you
But you'll get your piece
You'll take them down one by one

Walk

symmetry
Your infrastructure is planned
Time to cut designs
Every threads in place this time

Now you understand
The competition is stiff
Got the upper hand
Ready to strut your stuff

Walk

I would kill to have your face
I would kill to have your body
I would kill to have your skull
I would kill to have your skin

Breathless you pose burning with spite
Beauty is so crude contrite
Venom you bleed bile within
Knowing their fate architect sin

Twist and maneuver you've practiced your part
Starving and hacking you've created art
Painfully limping now this is your life
Take them all down now and raise up your knife

Breathless you pose burning with spite
Beauty is so crude contrite
Venom you bleed bile within
Knowing their fate architect sin





Now walk

Overall Meaning

In this song, Dethklok talks about a dystopian world where things like genetics, beauty and power matter the most. The first lines of the song "Carbon calcium blood, Find your own disease" seems to refer to the importance of genetics and how it has become a defining factor of a person's life. The next line "Excellent breeding left you without one" is an ironic line meaning that even though one has been bred excellently, there still might be something missing that could make them unique.


The song then goes on to talk about the competition and how everyone is trying hard to be the best. "The competition is stiff, Got the upper hand, Ready to strut your stuff." The line "I would kill to have your face, I would kill to have your body, I would kill to have your skull, I would kill to have your skin" could refer to how people have become obsessed with beauty and would go to any extent to achieve it.


The second half of the song talks about how the singer of the song has worked hard to create art and is now ready to take down anyone who gets in their way. The lines "Twist and maneuver you've practiced your part, Starving and hacking you've created art, Painfully limping now this is your life, Take them all down now and raise up your knife" show how even though the singer has worked hard, it has come at a cost and they have become a symbol of fear.


Line by Line Meaning

Carbon calcium blood
Referring to the basic elements that comprise human anatomy


Find your own disease
Suggesting that everyone has something unique that sets them apart, even if it's a negative trait or situation


Excellent breeding left you without one
Implying that those who come from privileged backgrounds may not have faced enough challenges to develop traits of their own


Try to be at ease
Encouraging the listener to remain calm and collected despite being judged or scrutinized by others


They're staring daggers at you
Describing the intense hatred and criticism that the listener is receiving from others


But you'll get your piece
Believing that the listener is entitled to a share of success or recognition despite the negative feedback


You'll take them down one by one
Aggressively and confidently asserting that the listener will defeat their critics and enemies


Your infrastructure is planned
Assuming that the listener has a solid foundation or plan for success


Time to cut designs
Expression to prepare for action or to put the plan into motion


Every threads in place this time
Referring to the details and preparations that the listener has made to ensure success


Now you understand
The recognition of the present situation or acceptance that the plan has required a certain level of work and understanding to get it to this stage


The competition is stiff
Acknowledging the difficulty and intensity of the competition or opposition


Got the upper hand
Confident that the listener has an advantage or advantage over the opposition


Ready to strut your stuff
Feeling confident to display the skills and talents that you have to impress the opposition or spectators


I would kill to have your face
The desire to possess the physical appearance of someone due to admiration or envy


I would kill to have your body
The desire to possess the physical traits or strength of someone else


I would kill to have your skull
The desire to possess the intelligence or ideas of someone else


I would kill to have your skin
The desire to exude the same confidence or aura that someone else carries


Breathless you pose burning with spite
Describing the intense anger and hatred that the listener feels for their opposition or enemies, even though they may appear calm and collected


Beauty is so crude contrite
Suggesting that physical beauty is overrated or that the concept of beauty is flawed and superficial


Venom you bleed bile within
Referring to the negative emotions or feelings that the listener harbors within themselves


Knowing their fate architect sin
Referring to the listener's plans to destroy or defeat their opposition, perhaps feeling a sense of power or control in doing so


Twist and maneuver you've practiced your part
Believing that the listener has prepared and rehearsed for their upcoming battle or competition, and has an advantage because of that


Starving and hacking you've created art
Describing the listener's process of honing their skills by putting in effort and hard work to create something beautiful, even if it's painful


Painfully limping now this is your life
Describing the metaphorical bruises and injuries that the listener has endured on the path to success, but embracing them as part of who they are


Take them all down now and raise up your knife
Preparing the listener for battle or competition, encouraging them to fight vigorously and aggressively to emerge victorious


Now walk
Expression of power and confidence, urging the listener to walk proudly and confidently into battle or competition




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