Psalm of Satan
Killah Priest Lyrics

The serpent coiled around the double dagger, the golden handle
The serpent represents knowledge and is wrapped around a double-edged knife symbolizing the power of duality. The knife's handle is made of gold, representing greed and desire.

Silver angels with the pearl ball attached, stab you with that
Angels of wealth and prosperity, represented by silver, will hurt those who seek it with malice.

Watch his body swell up with the poison, I'm enjoying
The venom of greed and materialism will consume one's life, and the singer takes pleasure in the downfall of those who succumb to it.

You die before the Byzantine Emperor, watch me finish ya
The Byzantine Empire symbolizes eternal power, and the artist claims that those who oppose him will fall before he destroys them.

The mammoth tusk sword, your bowels'll pour, I devour you all
The artist wields a massive weapon made of ancient materials, and he will cause his enemies to suffer and die before completely consuming them.

But the owl sits on the tower and sours
The owl represents wisdom, and its presence on the tower suggests that the singer observes from a position of intelligence.

While I scour the wall, I've watched how many cowards'll fall
The singer searches for ways to overthrow those who are weak and lack courage.

Watch the novels I'll draw, my back lounges up against solid marble
The artist is proud of his art, and he draws inspiration from his surroundings.

My sword'll carve you, I laugh while I marvel
The artist takes pleasure in the act of violence and displays admiration for his own skill.

How many rappers I slay, my tongue is a grenade
The artist has a rap career and boasts about how he destroys his competition through lyrics that are explosive and destructive.

Priest the sensai, my pen degrades the paper
The singer is a master lyricist who pushes the boundaries of what is written on paper.

You step to me, then you've stepped to nature
The artist considers himself to be a natural force that cannot be opposed.

The life giver and the taker
The singer recognizes that he has the power to create or destroy life.

The alpha and the omega
The singer is the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Creator and the cremator
The singer can create life and also destroy it through death.

The destroyer and the savior
The artist recognizes the duality of his nature and the paradoxical role he plays as both a force of destruction and salvation.

Meet the angel of death, I've come to strangle your neck
The artist personifies death and approaches his enemies with a sense of finality and inevitability.

And your spine I'ma break through your chest
The singer will deliver punishment so severe that it will physically break an opponent's spine.

Never seen what you look like inside? Well let's improvise
The singer will use extreme measures to inflict pain and destruction on his enemies, even if it means going beyond normal boundaries.

Watch me push these bars in your eyes
The artist will use his words as a weapon to cause pain and blindness.

Cut out your tongue, now talk about when your album come
The artist will silence his enemies by physically removing their ability to speak and taunts them about their inability to release new music.

I go in your stomach and pull out your lungs
The artist is willing to perform gruesome acts to cause harm and death to his enemies.

Hold it in my bare hands like I had bear hands
The singer uses his bare hands to commit terrible acts, like an animal attacking.

Told you to beware of the man
The artist is warning others to be cautious of his dangerous nature and its ability to bring pain and destruction.

I'm fucking weird, man, complicated
The singer acknowledges his bizarre and complex personality.

You get accomp'd by Satan, I'm ready to stomp the nation
The singer will accept help from Satan himself to conquer opposition and become dominant in his arena.

No time for conversation, just compensation
The singer expects quick resolution in his favor, rather than idle and wasted conversation and will gain the compensation he desires.

You see the mask? Now feel the palms of Jason
The artist uses the image of a masked killer and his signature weapon (a sharp machete) to threaten and intimidate opponents.

I say peace, now bless my congregation
The artist is religious and would like his followers to recognize him as a leader of a spiritual movement.

Yo, defy demands of Catholics, wise tales, Pan's Labyrinth
The singer rejects the teachings of the Catholic Church and prefers stories of ancient wisdom and an imaginative underworld.

Eyes, hands of Lazarus, command the passages
The singer refers to the story of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead by Jesus. The singer commands his followers and uses their eyes and hands to perform acts to carry out his agenda.

Antagonist, activist release the metals of Luci'
The artist embraces his role as an antagonist to the system in place and releases the metallic power of Lucifer in order to gain control.

Jewellery, militant colors, onyx symbols and rubies
The artist represents himself with powerful clothing and jewelry that includes black onyx symbols and valuable rubies.

Pursue these operations, control minds, mutilation
The artist plans to pursue tactics that control minds and inflict mutilation on his opponents.

Destiny now destroyed, mankind in it's ages
The singer will work toward the destruction of humanity and undo destinies.

Caged and trapped in a world full of Devils and demons
The artist feels trapped in a world filled with corruption and evil forces that he is fighting against.

Escape to Algeria within Hell in its meaning
The singer seeks out a void where he can escape from the world's corruption and oppression, even if it means spending time in a place that symbolizes hell itself.

Fell from the sky through the ceiling, disrupting our patterns
The singer comes crashing down from a higher power or place in order to disrupt the natural order of things.

I prepare for the encounter, fuck it it happens
The singer is always ready to confront opposition and is willing to act when necessary.

Prepare to fast and laugh, no match for my intelligence
The artist is intelligent and dismisses opponents who believe they can take him on intellectually or physically.

Surrender your agenda, your weapons are now irrelevant
The artist expects others to submit to his expectations and minimizes their power and abilities.

Elements and evidence proving the power
There are undeniable signs of the singer's superior power.

End of the world, new beginning, the moon is devoured
The singer heralds the end of the world and that it will lead to a new beginning but emphasizes the magnitude of this change through the metaphor of the moon disappearing.

Consumed in a tower of death and nightstalkers
We are engulfed and poisoned by a place or space of death that is filled with creatures who stalk in the night.

White horses, ask Priest who's gonna rep and fight for us
White horses represent purity and the artist is promoting the idea of himself as someone who represents purity and is willing to fight for those who believe in him.

He was the man with one red shoe
A reference to a movie character who is the unlikely hero against greater odds.

Sent every David Koresh yous
A reference to a religious cult leader whose tactics were deemed dangerous and ultimately led to a tragedy. The singer claims he would dominate people like him.

Test tubes, cult leader approves, profess truth
The artist suggests that cult leaders use science to support their beliefs and will work toward the mouthpiece of such truth.

Cesspool of death, doom, bet to impress fools
The world is a cesspool of overwhelming death and destruction, but there are those who are foolish enough to find it desirable or impressive.

Mesh room, syringes stuck in the heads of dead dudes
The singer refers to a setting where experiments are performed on the minds of the deceased, revealing the horror of such an act.

Lead through, expensive and crude medical mutations
The singer is leading in creating expensive and disfiguring medical mutations in some twisted pursuit of science.

Approved by CIA-sanctioned agents used for assassinations
The artist alludes to the government's role in distributing and allowing the use of such unethical and dangerous medical mutations.

And goons, even murder you with some toothpaste
The artist suggests the reach of his power to be tremendous, reaching even the mundane object of toothpaste to carry out murder.

Or a shoelace, he had a new place in a suitcase
The singer is so ruthless and savage that he can kill with any weapon near him, with even someone's shoelace being utilized in a violent manner. He is so deadly, he has a new place in a suitcase (meaning he will dispose of the body with ease).

And they knew his face, abomination of the human race
The singer is a true monster and to those who see him in action, he cannot be forgotten.

To some, to others it's like a symbol of freedom
The artist acknowledges that to some he is the embodiment of personal freedom and self-expression, while others will be repulsed by his ideas and actions.

The mysteries of Babylon revealed to you
The artist will share the secrets of an ancient civilization with his followers.

The pyramid is screaming eagle
The pyramid, seen as a symbol of mystery plays a significant role in world history; to the artist, it has the significance of a screaming eagle.

All-seeing eye surviving tyranny and evil
The all-seeing eye, a common symbol of enlightenment is a key element that will allow humans to survive in the face of complete repression and suffering.

I'm like when those 747's collided with the towers
The artist compares himself to a catastrophic event, particularly a tragic attack on the New York Twin Towers.

You're a coward, you've been blinded by your power
The singer labels his opponents as weak and arrogant and blinded by their grasp for power.

I devour like Galactus, the Psalm of Satan, medieval
The singer claims to be a force as dominant and all-consuming as a character in the Marvel Comics Universe who consumes planets to gain power. The name of the song is an ode to Satan and his teachings during the late middle ages.