Blood is thicker than water
Impaled Nazarene Lyrics


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Lost in memories, of forgotten love
On hot summer night we were swimming naked under a moon
Lost in dreams, deep pain inside
The picture of deep love burning in my mind

And heavens cried for my love
The night was still as I lifted her body on shore
Nothing to live for, I'm better off dead
I can't bear the pressure living without you my love





And heavens opened for myself
The night was black as I pulled the trigger of my gun

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Impaled Nazarene's song Blood Is Thicker Than Water portrays a tale of lost love and longing. The opening lines narrate the nostalgia of a forgotten love that takes the singer back to a hot summer night where the two were swimming naked underneath the moon. The next lines describe the agony that lingers within the singer with the deep pain of unrequited love. The image of the lover burns like a flame in his mind as he reminisces.


The lines "And heavens cried for my love, the night was still as I lifted her body on shore," indicate a tragic end to the story where the singer has lost his lover. The imagery of lifting her body on shore suggests that she may have drowned, and he blames himself for her demise. The next set of lines mention the singer's despair as he is now left with nothing to live for and would rather die than live with the pressure of life without his love. The final lines explain that he takes his own life as "heavens opened up for [him]" when he pulled the trigger of his gun.


The lyrics to Blood Is Thicker Than Water represent the universal idea of how love can both give way to incredible joy and devastating heartbreak. The lyrics tell a story of loving someone to the point where it consumes the singer, and they are not able to survive without that person. The reference to "heavens" throughout the song creates a sense of a higher being observing his misfortune.


Line by Line Meaning

Lost in memories, of forgotten love
Thinking back on a past love that has faded from memory


On hot summer night we were swimming naked under a moon
Recalling a moment of intimacy and freedom under the stars


Lost in dreams, deep pain inside
Feeling intense emotional pain while caught up in a dream-like state


The picture of deep love burning in my mind
Holding onto a powerful image of love despite pain and loss


And heavens cried for my love
Feeling as though even the heavens mourn the loss of one's love


The night was still as I lifted her body on shore
Describing a somber moment of death, with a sense of eerie stillness


Nothing to live for, I'm better off dead
Feeling as though life is unbearable without one's love, and considering suicide


I can't bear the pressure living without you my love
Expressing the intense emotional pain of living without one's love and the desire to escape it


And heavens opened for myself
In this context, implying that the writer has died and is being welcomed into heaven


The night was black as I pulled the trigger of my gun
Describing the moment of suicide with a sense of darkness and finality




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: KIMMO PETTERI LUTTINEN, MIKA KRISTIAN LUTTINEN

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@anonymousfinn2242

That main riff is so insanely good.

@crnozlo1994

Yes, definitely...

@silafuyang8675

3 notes.

@johndarkwraith9890

if you liked that check out feast of the grand whore by rotting christ, if you havent already. it has a very simmilar riff around the middle of the track.

@FabiolaRathmann

@@silafuyang8675 Sometimes perfection is in simplicity.

@Asgaia

Yes its from Samael "Black Trip"

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@YDM.

The Finns. Such a small nation producing so much noise! well done.

@juhaj.5616

Gotta make a noise to have a voice!

@ristuksenvittu

well... a hell on earth is at our neighbor in the east, by making evil sounds we make sure they don't wan't to enter an even worse hell.

@Longlivethe4th

@@ristuksenvittu until they go nuclear.

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