Cult Leader
Ill Bill Lyrics


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(Verse One)

The cult leader, the war-monger, armed with four high-powered
firearm barometers; I visited Andromeda
The human cloner, the donate to my fam organ donor
The morbid odor of corpses lowered, the coroner
The cult leader, result needer, the skull and bones bleeder
The chrome heater, the soul eater, the tome reader
The cloak and dagger magnum packer;
convert star systems to active vacuum
The illest shit since Manson had goons
The great communicator; alien tomb raider
Consume data - cut from the same cloth that produced Vader
The cult leader, the ultimate fighting champion
The benificient, the lamb, the messiah, the religion
There's a thousand faces, more than the cross and the Star of David
I'm the combination of God and Satan
The humble shepherd, the son of lepers, the stuff of legends
The cult leader, I've indulged in the most disgusting of pleasures
Likeable and charismatic; my smilin face has been
enough to make a mother leave her children in a violent place
I turn knees to noodles; I make my female followers
want me until they pussy's drippin like fruit juice
The pervert, the pathological, the prophet
I'm the second coming, the Anti-Christ, the final conflict
Who got nuclear weapons and a suicidal doctrine?
The cult leader, and I'll never stop until I got you locked in

(Chorus)

Cult leader! "And everywhere, his words are greated with enthusiasm."
Cult leader! "His listeners have found a personal revelation in what he has to say."
Cult leader! "You will obey your instincts, and try to dominate others."
I'm the motherfuckin cult leader! "Such power transforms, elevates; even purifies.."

(Verse Two)

The life taker, followers fly planes into skyscrapers
Send you a disease through the mail wrapped inside paper
The gospel preacher, the hostile teacher
The face of God with an impostor's features
This is the prophecy - the cult leader
The people's temple, the holy ground, the war compound
Four-pound to rifles, disciples, the holy idles
Supreme truth, the cult leader with the green tooth
The multi-millionaire with a stare that can freeze troops
I program people to kill
The motiviational speaker, my words cause people to feel
It's mind control, let the cult leader guide your soul
Open up your eyes to the lies he told
The general, the chief, I be the political pioneer
The cult leader, you can believe in me, I am here
Bless the children, take you under my wing, shelter
Helter Skelter, this is it, you can't kill me I'll exist forever
(Chorus)
Cult leader! "The leader - a champion of the underdog."
Cult leader! "He tried to show the path of truth, to amaze all mankind."
Cult leader! "Scorned.. ridiculed.. and condemned.."
I'm the motherfuckin cult leader! "Words are inadequate..
.. to convey the majesty, of the" - Cult leader!
{*"The leader" scratched repeatedly*} I'm the cult leader!
{*"The leader" scratched repeatedly*} Cult leader!




{*"The leader" scratched repeatedly*} I'm the motherfuckin cult leader!
{*"The leader" scratched repeatedly*}

Overall Meaning

The song "Cult Leader" by Ill Bill is a description of a fictional character who is a charismatic leader of a cult. The lyrics describe different aspects of this character, such as his use of gun violence, his involvement in cloning and organ donation, his ability to convert people to his beliefs, and his manipulation of his followers. The lyrics also portray the cult leader as a perversion of religious concepts, blending aspects of Christ and Satan to create a highly destructive and oppressive ideology.


The chorus of the song reinforces the idea of the cult leader's power over his followers, with phrases such as "his words are greeted with enthusiasm" and "you will obey your instincts and try to dominate others." The second verse continues to describe the cult leader's tactics, including his encouragement of violence both in the form of airplane hijackings and assassinations, and his ability to manipulate his followers into committing these acts. The song ends with Ill Bill declaring himself to be the cult leader, suggesting that he is using the song as a way to explore and critique the concept of cults and their leaders.


Line by Line Meaning

The cult leader, the war-monger, armed with four high-powered firearm barometers; I visited Andromeda
I am the leader of a cult, a person who incites war and possess four high-powered firearm barometers. I visited Andromeda, the galaxy furthest from our own.


The human cloner, the donate to my fam organ donor The morbid odor of corpses lowered, the coroner
As the cult leader, I am both a human cloner and an organ donor for my family. I am also familiar with the morbid odor of corpses lowered by the coroner.


The cult leader, result needer, the skull and bones bleeder The chrome heater, the soul eater, the tome reader
I am a cult leader who needs results, and I am willing to bleed skull and bones to get them. I possess a chrome heater and I am a soul eater, and I am a reader of tomes.


The cloak and dagger magnum packer; convert star systems to active vacuum The illest shit since Manson had goons
As a cult leader, I am a magnum packer and master of covert operations, and I am capable of converting entire star systems into active vacuum. My abilities are on par with those of Charles Manson's followers.


The great communicator; alien tomb raider Consume data - cut from the same cloth that produced Vader
I am a great communicator and an alien tomb raider. I consume data and I am cut from the same cloth as Darth Vader.


The cult leader, the ultimate fighting champion The benificient, the lamb, the messiah, the religion
I am a cult leader and the ultimate fighting champion. I am also a beneficent, lamb-like messiah who represents a religion.


There's a thousand faces, more than the cross and the Star of David I'm the combination of God and Satan
There are many faces to me, more than the cross and the Star of David. I am a combination of God and Satan.


The humble shepherd, the son of lepers, the stuff of legends The cult leader, I've indulged in the most disgusting of pleasures
I am a humble shepherd and the son of lepers. I am also the stuff of legends and the cult leader. I have indulged in the most disgusting of pleasures.


Likeable and charismatic; my smilin face has been enough to make a mother leave her children in a violent place I turn knees to noodles; I make my female followers want me until they pussy's drippin like fruit juice
I am both likeable and charismatic, and my smiling face alone has been enough to convince a mother to leave her children in a violent place. I am capable of making my followers' knees turn to noodles and making my female followers so infatuated with me that their genitalia drips like fruit juice.


The pervert, the pathological, the prophet I'm the second coming, the Anti-Christ, the final conflict
I am a pervert and a pathological liar, but I also present myself as a prophet. I am also the second coming, the Anti-Christ, and the final conflict.


Who got nuclear weapons and a suicidal doctrine? The cult leader, and I'll never stop until I got you locked in
As the cult leader, I possess nuclear weapons and subscribe to a suicidal doctrine. I will never stop until I have you locked into my cult.


Cult leader! "And everywhere, his words are greeted with enthusiasm."
I am the cult leader, and everywhere I go my words are met with enthusiasm.


Cult leader! "His listeners have found a personal revelation in what he has to say."
My listeners and followers have found personal revelations in what I have said as their cult leader.


Cult leader! "You will obey your instincts, and try to dominate others."
As followers of my cult, you will obey your instincts and try to dominate others.


I'm the motherfuckin cult leader! "Such power transforms, elevates; even purifies.."
I am the ultimate cult leader, possessing power that transforms, elevates, and purifies.


The life taker, followers fly planes into skyscrapers Send you a disease through the mail wrapped inside paper
As the cult leader, I am a life taker and my followers will fly planes into skyscrapers. I am also capable of sending diseases through the mail wrapped inside paper.


The gospel preacher, the hostile teacher The face of God with an impostor's features
I am both a gospel preacher and a hostile teacher. I present myself as the face of God, but I am actually an imposter.


This is the prophecy - the cult leader The people's temple, the holy ground, the war compound
I am the fulfillment of prophecy as the cult leader. My cult has become a temple for the people, and a holy ground that is also a war compound.


Four-pound to rifles, disciples, the holy idles Supreme truth, the cult leader with the green tooth
Within my cult, there are four-pound rifles, disciples, and holy idols. I present myself as the ultimate source of truth and am known as the cult leader with the green tooth.


I program people to kill The motivational speaker, my words cause people to feel It's mind control, let the cult leader guide your soul Open up your eyes to the lies he told
As the cult leader, I program people to kill. I am a motivational speaker whose words can manipulate people's emotions. I use mind control to guide my followers' souls and force them to believe the lies I tell them.


The general, the chief, I be the political pioneer The cult leader, you can believe in me, I am here Bless the children, take you under my wing, shelter Helter Skelter, this is it, you can't kill me I'll exist forever
I am not only a cult leader but a general and chief, and I am also a political pioneer. You can trust in me as the cult leader. I will bless the children and take you under my wing to provide shelter. Helter Skelter, this is it. You cannot kill me, as I will exist forever.


Cult leader! "The leader - a champion of the underdog."
I am the cult leader and a champion for the underdog.


Cult leader! "He tried to show the path of truth, to amaze all mankind."
I am the cult leader and I attempt to show the path of truth in an effort to amaze all of mankind.


Cult leader! "Scorned.. ridiculed.. and condemned.."
As the cult leader, I have been scorned, ridiculed, and condemned.


I'm the motherfuckin cult leader! "Words are inadequate.. .. to convey the majesty, of the" - Cult leader! {*"The leader" scratched repeatedly*} I'm the cult leader! {*"The leader" scratched repeatedly*} Cult leader! {*"The leader" scratched repeatedly*} I'm the motherfuckin cult leader! {*"The leader" scratched repeatedly*}
I am the ultimate cult leader, and words are not adequate to convey my majesty. People often refer to me as simply 'the leader,' as my position as cult leader is absolute and undeniable.




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