The band has been pounding the pavement hard since their formation in 2001, touring furiously and earning themselves a cult-like following across the US and Canada. Playing a hybrid style of thrash, metal, sludge, grind and punk, Ed Gein, who call Syracuse, NY home, use their self-described "angry-noise punk" style as a means to deliver their politically and socially charged message. "It's all a matter of being aware and thinking for yourself," says Jenkins. "A 'Judas-goat' is an older animal at a slaughter-house trained to lead the other animals to slaughter. In exchange, the animal is taken care of almost like a family pet until they are no longer of use. A large portion of the world's population falls into one of the unfortunate categories of either being a betrayer or one of the millions of mindless, resource-eating followers."
The band takes influence from such bands as Coalesce and Pig Destroyer.
Bastard
Ed Gein Lyrics
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And as you're puking out your guts from chemo, and dying in your bed,
I hope your god still comforts you, because due to your ban of federal funding,
Science can not save you. and you did it to yourself.
And you'll be taking thousands more down with you,
All because you equate a ball of cells in a petri dish with a conscious human being.
If I ever met you without your secret service I would spit in your face.
The lyrics to Ed Gein's song "Bastard" express a strong sense of anger and disillusionment with a specific figure, presumably a politician who opposes federal funding for stem cell research. Despite the many potential benefits of this research, such as curing cancer, the politician's ban on funding has prevented progress and caused countless deaths. The lyrics suggest a desire for karma to take its course, as the politician himself would be struck with cancer and unable to benefit from the same research he banned. Despite this, the politician would still turn to his god for comfort, highlighting the tension between science and religion.
Line by Line Meaning
I hope a cancer claims you that stem cells could have cured.
I wish that you, who banned funding for stem cell research, suffer from cancer that could have been cured by that very research.
And as you're puking out your guts from chemo, and dying in your bed,
I hope you suffer during your chemotherapy and eventually die in agony.
I hope your god still comforts you, because due to your ban of federal funding,
I hope that despite your actions preventing federal funding for research, your god provides you with comfort while you face the consequences.
Science can not save you. and you did it to yourself.
Science will not be able to save you from your self-inflicted illness due to your actions against stem cell research.
And you'll be taking thousands more down with you,
Your actions will affect more than just you, causing harm to thousands.
All because you equate a ball of cells in a petri dish with a conscious human being.
Your belief that a ball of cells in a petri dish holds the same value as a fully conscious human being leads to the suffering of many.
If I ever met you without your secret service I would spit in your face.
I hold such contempt for your actions that I would show it physically, by spitting in your face if we met without your protection.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: IAN HUNTER
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@KT-cz7rm
Forgot about these dudes. Used to love these guys. Still do
@whoseeyesareflowers639
I used to love these guys. I still do, but I used to too!
@KT-cz7rm
@@whoseeyesareflowers639 I used to love Mitch Hedberg
@trash_bender420
Ed gein never fails me. They have to be one of the realest, heaviest bands out there
@runningintocalamity
Now that's some good grindcore! Dirty, fast and abrasive, why ed gein havent blown up yet is beyond me.
@Braindead667
they're awesome...i wanna see them live
@azfarsepet9061
Still the best song after i wish you the best
@tony07v
AMAZING lyrics. amazing band
@drifttheplanet86
brutality at its finest. i was in cincinnati at a music store and their marker for ed gein was labeled "grindcore gods" well put
@ronisolomon
hometown heroes, those boys, from Syracuse NY