Father Forgive
Front Line Assembly Lyrics


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We are the fire
Burning higher and higher
Fear our wake of devastation
Hear our hatred elevated
We are the fire of offering

Kindle low furnace of souls,
So as to serve a torch upturned,
Shrouded in bone and bloodlike tears,
Of pure spirit, henceforth pay homage,
This mirror image, the head of Christ,
The serpent's tongue, the beat of bone,
A crimson flow, a virgion vision,
So pale and dreadful, our graven image,
Is this time dead? Children of dust,
So forlorn and so forsaken,
In cloven tongue, this seeming fealure,
Alas lay lifeless fallen cherubs,
To endless years our thoughts stillborn,
The scattered graves our minds will mourn,




These ages past, Heaven forbid,
We of the lower world in mourning.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Front Line Assembly's song "Father Forgive" speak to the destructive nature of humanity, likening us to a fire that burns higher and higher, leaving devastation in its wake. The phrase "we are the fire of offering" implies that we are sacrificing something for the sake of this destructive cycle. The second stanza speaks of kindling low the "furnace of souls" in order to serve as a "torch upturned," which seems to imply that we are consuming ourselves in order to fuel this destructive fire. The image of a serpent's tongue and a beating bone further suggest a dark, gruesome offering, while the mention of a "virgin vision" hints at a sense of sacrilege in this act of destruction. The final stanza speaks to the sorrow and despair that comes with this cycle of destruction, with "children of dust" left behind in a seemingly endless mourning.


Overall, the lyrics to "Father Forgive" paint a dark and intense picture of humanity's destructive tendencies. The language is poetic and evocative, using imagery that is both disturbing and powerful. The repetition of the phrase "we are the fire" throughout the song reinforces the idea that this destructive force is an inherent part of our nature.


Line by Line Meaning

We are the fire
We are the unstoppable force


Burning higher and higher
Growing more intense and powerful


Fear our wake of devastation
Be afraid of the destruction we leave behind


Hear our hatred elevated
Listen to our anger that has reached its peak


We are the fire of offering
We are the fierce sacrifice


Kindle low furnace of souls,
Light the feeble flame of our spirits,


So as to serve a torch upturned,
To fuel the flame of inverted light,


Shrouded in bone and bloodlike tears,
Cloaked in skeletal remnants and bloody tears,


Of pure spirit, henceforth pay homage,
Offering respect to the spirit's purity,


This mirror image, the head of Christ,
Christ's reflection, the beginning,


The serpent's tongue, the beat of bone,
The hiss of the snake, the sound of bones,


A crimson flow, a virgion vision,
A red stream, a pure vision,


So pale and dreadful, our graven image,
Our carved image, so ghostly and horrifying,


Is this time dead? Children of dust,
Has time come to an end? Mortal beings,


So forlorn and so forsaken,
Feeling abandoned and alone,


In cloven tongue, this seeming fealure,
In a divided language, this apparent fault,


Alas lay lifeless fallen cherubs,
Sadly, the deceased angels lay lifeless,


To endless years our thoughts stillborn,
Our unrealized ideas for countless years,


The scattered graves our minds will mourn,
Our thoughts shall mourn at the scattered graves,


These ages past, Heaven forbid,
These previous eras, Heaven forbid,


We of the lower world in mourning.
We, the inhabitants of the inferior world, lament.




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I still have the CD. Not on Spotify for Gen Z but... This album is still amazing and still slaps in 2023.

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