The trio … Read Full Bio ↴Genghis Tron is a three-piece band from Poughkeepsie, USA.
The trio formed in early 2004 where they met as students at Vassar College. They recorded a demo in 2004 entitled Laser Bitch, and released their debut EP Cloak Of Love the following year.
"Dead Mountain Mouth", the band's first full-length, was released by the same label the following year. The newer material was a more well-blended and demented attack, focusing less on the cut-and-paste mayhem of the early songs and instead honing in on flow, song structure, and originality creating what has never been created before.
They have completed recording "Board Up the House", their second full-length album. It was released in February 2008. As of October 2010, they were on an indefinite hiatus.
In August 2020, the band announced that they got back together in a new lineup and that they will release a new album on Relapse Records in 2021.
The Feast
Genghis Tron Lyrics
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One more need runs low
Don't stop...feast harder
Strip what's left of this toxic land
Stuff yourself with anything you grasp
Don't stop...feast harder still
Our fates compounding
Our veins run dry
This can't get much worse
In Genghis Tron's song The Feast, the lyrics express a sense of desperation and hopelessness in the face of old plagues that spread, leaving the need for survival a priority. The line "One more need runs low" likely refers to the scarcity of resources and the struggle to find enough to survive. Despite the bleak circumstances, the singer implores themselves and others to keep going, to "feast harder," and to take whatever they can get to survive. The repeated phrase "Don't stop...feast harder still" emphasizes the urgency and intensity of the situation.
The later lines of the song suggest that the fate of the characters is compounding and that their veins are running dry, likely referencing the idea that all available resources are being used up and may not be replenished. Despite this, the singer insists that they cannot stop and that things cannot get much worse. This overall message of desperation and resilience captures the struggle of individuals in difficult circumstances to keep going and find a way to survive.
Line by Line Meaning
While these old plagues spread
As these ancient afflictions continue to propagate
One more need runs low
One more necessity becomes scarce
Don't stop...feast harder
Do not relent, indulge even more intensely
Strip what's left of this toxic land
Deplete whatever remains of this polluted earth
Stuff yourself with anything you grasp
Glut yourself with whatever you can obtain
Don't stop...feast harder still
Maintain the fervent consumption, even more so now
Our fates compounding
Our destinies are multiplying in severity
Our veins run dry
Our vitality is depleting
Don't stop
Persist in the never-ending festivity
This can't get much worse
This situation cannot deteriorate further
Contributed by Christian O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.