Swollen Mistress
Knives Out! Lyrics

Devil in a blue dress
The person with power and control is wearing a deceptively innocent outfit.

Kill the lights and play that record backwards
Let's do something illicit and rebellious in secret.

you blonde-haired, blue-eyed American disaster
You embody the negative aspects of American culture, despite your superficial beauty and privilege.

Slip into a trance, suicide is subliminal
Lose yourself in the hypnotic and destructive tendencies of our society. Suicide is a hidden and poisonous element of it.

Show me how you hate me now
Prove to me how you resent me and my power.

Torn apart and all cut up
You're hurt and damaged.

drinking from that hooker's cup
You're consuming and corrupted by things associated with prostitution and depravity.

Rose pedals on the killing floor
There's a sickening, romanticized aspect to the violence happening.

you're all tied up and wanting more
You're complicit and addicted to the violence and power, despite being a victim of it.

Yeah you will play the victim like a sheep led to the slaughter
You're willingly playing the role of the helpless victim, even though you're being treated like an animal being led to its death.

Sit quiet and obey me
Submit to my will without question or resistance.

prove that you can take a beating
Demonstrate your loyalty and strength by enduring physical harm.

Waking up to find a horse's head under the covers
You'll be faced with a gruesome and threatening display if you cross me.

Exhaust the swollen mistress turning tricks while hell is burning
Exploit and use up the damaged and warped person who craves attention and affection, even as the world around us is figuratively (or perhaps literally) on fire.

Nailed up against the wall
You're trapped and helpless, like a crucified figure.

Fuck it, who feels responsible now?
Who can be held accountable when everything is so chaotic and messed up?

A mouth full of Armageddon
You're consuming and experiencing the apocalypse or end-of-the-world scenario.

burn it all to the ground
Destroy everything and start anew, because the current situation is irredeemable.

Stigmata rising in the summer heat
The wounds and scars of our sins and violence are intensified by the hot and oppressive weather.

as the bodies fill the dead end streets
The literal and metaphorical consequences of our actions are accumulating and leading to nowhere.

Amidst the feast and famine there's a mirror on the wall
Even in a time of excess and scarcity, we can't escape the consequences and reflection of our choices.

reflecting sunken, lifeless eyes from the hours staring at the sun
The mirror shows the damage and emptiness caused by obsessing over and being burned by something as unyielding as the sun.

Haunted, possessed and full of venom
You're consumed by negative and otherworldly forces, and it's resulting in a toxic and dangerous situation.

Knives out, eyes wide open and there you are ALL CUT UP!
We're confronting each other with weapons drawn and eyes full of awareness, and it's clear that you're deeply hurt and damaged.

Candles, covets, and pentagrams
We're participating in dark and occult practices.

Midnight phantom with idle hands
We're ghosts or shadowy figures, acting without purpose or direction.

Swollen mistress stay the night with me
I want to use and control you for my own pleasure, despite the damage it may cause.

I'll leave the money where it's easy to see
I'll pay you for your time and attention, but without any generosity or sincerity.

Don't close your eyes we have just begun
Don't stop being aware or you'll miss out on more of the violence and power games.

Don't close your eyes it has only begun...
This is just the start of the vicious and endless cycle we've created.