Distorted Memory is a dark electro project from Winnipeg Canada.

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Not compromising quality and artistic integrity to simply satiate the dance floor, Distorted Memory creates dark, atmospheric, and utterly progressive music equally suited for the audiophile sound system as the club.

Blending world music, intelligent sound design, and haunting orchestrations with dark electro synths, aggressive beats, and blasphemous black metal style vocals Distorted Memory creates vision inspiring songs with an epic and thematically deep vision unlike any other.

J. Pillipow also writes aggressive breakcore / experimental DnB / IDM under the name Cakebuilder.

Hand of God
Distorted Memory Lyrics

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The blood was running off the prophets hands
The blood of disbelievers shed on holy land
A plague on man sent from a vengeful god
We had no choice but to save ourselves

Their books of lies spreading hate and pain
Their men with their god took our souls away
We fought for our lives for our children's souls

We shed much blood but we had no hope

Release this rage
That is deep inside

Stand up stand tall
Let the blood collide

Overall Meaning

Distorted Memory's song Hand of God depicts the consequences of religious fanaticism and the devastation it brings upon humanity. The imagery used in the opening lines-"The blood was running off the prophet's hands, The blood of disbelievers shed on holy land" illustrates the destruction and violence that occurs in the name of religion. The song expresses the idea that religious extremism leads to more harm than good, while also suggesting that people have the power to free themselves from the oppression that comes with it. The lines "Their books of lies spreading hate and pain, their men with their god took our souls away" symbolize how religious texts have been used to manipulate and control people for centuries. The song calls for people to release the rage inside them and stand up against those who would cause harm- "Release this rage, that is deep inside, Stand up stand tall, Let the blood collide."

Overall, the song reveals the dangers of religious extremism and how it can create a divide among people. It advocates for individuals to stand up against those who would do harm in the name of religion and encourages people to find their own path, without the constraints of dogma.

Line by Line Meaning

The blood was running off the prophets hands
The prophets shed the blood of those who didn't believe on the land they declared holy.

The blood of disbelievers shed on holy land
The prophets killed those who refused to believe on the land they claimed was holy.

A plague on man sent from a vengeful god
The vengeful god sent a deadly disease to punish mankind.

We had no choice but to save ourselves
We had to protect ourselves from the violent and ruthless actions of the prophets.

Their books of lies spreading hate and pain
The books these prophets follow spread hatred and pain fueled by lies and deceit.

Their men with their god took our souls away
The men who followed these prophets took our souls through violent means to convert us to their religion.

We fought for our lives for our children's souls
We fought for our own lives and the lives of our children from the violent, life-threatening tactics of these prophets.

We shed much blood but we had no hope
We had no other recourse than to fight, although our odds were against us and we lost many lives.

Release this rage
Let go of your anger, and allow it to fuel your action.

That is deep inside
The deep, hidden anger within you that's been suppressed for a long time.

Stand up stand tall
Gather courage and stand tall to face the challenge.

Let the blood collide
Engage in a fierce battle to fight for your rights and hopes, even if it means shedding more blood.

Contributed by Matthew R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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