Pornogratherapy
Every Time I Die Lyrics


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Tonight the cinema's the treatment clinic where the perverts seek the cure. Show me the rape scene one more time for the cause and I promise we'll behave like perfect christians. We'll sing the glory of the gospel for some whiskey and a skin flick. Hallelujah. All rise. Hollow be my name. In this kingdom we come without calling. Hallelujah. The violence and the choir, the virgin and the fire. Up to her neck in tongues. Lovely, so lovely is Ludwig Van. Electronic sonata pumped through the mud of a one night stand. The saints in regalia whistling while they rape. Lid clamps in vitamins. Lift up her skirt and I'll be cured, like a junkie with a methadone addiction thinks he's clean. I'll be cured. Sit down and watch closely. All these whores have conceded the war. She said "you might be sick, but you feel alright to me." Turn it off. That's enough, I promise I'm better. Healed at the horror show.




Overall Meaning

The opening line of the song, "Tonight the cinema's the treatment clinic where the perverts seek the cure," suggests that the cinema is a place for escapism and a place where people go to indulge in their deepest and darkest desires. The second line, "Show me the rape scene one more time for the cause and I promise we'll behave like perfect Christians," reflects on the power that cinema can have on people's minds, and how it can enable them to justify their otherwise unacceptable behavior. The line "we'll sing the glory of the gospel for some whiskey and a skin flick" speaks to the idea that people can use religion as a form of redemption for their sins, even after engaging in immoral behavior.


As the song progresses, the lyrics become more graphic, as the singer describes his encounter with a woman who is subjugated to rape and torture. He describes how the "saints in regalia" are whistling while they rape, and how he himself is fixated on the violence and the choir. The imagery in the line "Up to her neck in tongues" conjures up the image of the woman being forced to perform oral sex on multiple men, and this is juxtaposed with the beautiful electronic sonata playing in the background, which creates a disconcerting effect.


The final lines of the song, "She said 'you might be sick, but you feel alright to me.' Turn it off. That's enough, I promise I'm better. Healed at the horror show" highlight the duality of the experience. While the singer feels guilty for indulging in his fantasies, he is also relieved to be cured by the horror show. It is a disturbing and complex song that delves into the darker aspects of human nature.


Line by Line Meaning

Tonight the cinema's the treatment clinic where the perverts seek the cure.
The cinema is like a hospital where sick people go to watch films with sexual content, hoping to be cured of their perversions.


Show me the rape scene one more time for the cause and I promise we'll behave like perfect christians.
If you show me a rape scene again, I will act like a perfect Christian, even though it is a contradiction to what I am watching.


We'll sing the glory of the gospel for some whiskey and a skin flick.
We will praise God for alcohol and pornographic movies - a combination that goes against what the Gospel teaches us to do and uphold.


All rise. Hollow be my name. In this kingdom we come without calling.
In this world, we rise regardless of whether we are guilty or innocent, and in doing so our names become meaningless because we are all here without invitation.


Hallelujah. The violence and the choir, the virgin and the fire. Up to her neck in tongues.
Amid the violence, the choir sings and the virgin is consumed by the fire of sin, while she's surrounded by deceitful people who speak in tongues.


Lovely, so lovely is Ludwig Van. Electronic sonata pumped through the mud of a one night stand.
Ludwig Van (a reference to Beethoven) is beautiful, as is the electronic music playing during a one night stand, although the meaning of such beauty may be interpreted differently by different individuals.


The saints in regalia whistling while they rape. Lid clamps in vitamins.
Even when the saints are raping, they still whistle, and it's as if vitamins have no effect on them.


Lift up her skirt and I'll be cured, like a junkie with a methadone addiction thinks he's clean. I'll be cured.
If someone were to lift up a woman's skirts, he thinks that he will be cured of his perverse ways. This can be compared to an addict who thinks they are clean after taking methadone. He knows he is not, but still believes it anyway.


Sit down and watch closely. All these whores have conceded the war.
Take a seat and watch carefully, as all these women have accepted their roles as prostitutes and have given up the fight.


She said "you might be sick, but you feel alright to me." Turn it off. That's enough, I promise I'm better. Healed at the horror show.
She may acknowledge that he is sick, but he feels fine to her. Still, he knows he needs to stop the behaviour, and after watching the horror show, he promises he is healed.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ANDREW JOHN WILLIAMS, JORDAN TAYLOR BUCKLEY, KEITH MICHAEL BUCKLEY, MICHAEL FRANCIS NOVAC

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