Thou Who Parts Flesh
Nephenzy Chaos Order Lyrics

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Oh cutter of veins,
Thou who parts flesh,
Red are the roses you grow.
Let me this night
Be the soil from which you nourish.

Deliver into limbs
Your rhythmic slaughter.

Tender is the wound,
Shooting trickles through the sky,
And the freezing that follows.

Ramming concrete.
The snap of wet bone
Protruding its wrappings.
And the sickening delight
Of discovering therein;
There is virtue in mourning.

Stab and burn
With slashing vengeance.
Like a constant churn
This millstone penance.
I loose well if nothing else.

I smile not.
Life passes by
With giant leaps
In slow motion.

Steal not this from me,
Oh beautiful love.
Undeserving as I am,
Of your caring affection.

Chances are I'll let you all down.
The essence of my being.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nephenzy Chaos Order's song "Thou Who Parts Flesh" center around a dark and violent theme of self-sacrifice and submission to a higher power. The song begins with a reference to a mysterious figure who is able to cut through veins and part flesh, possibly referring to a deity or a powerful entity. The image of red roses growing from this violence hints at the idea of beauty in pain and death.

The lyrics then turn to a request to be the soil that nourishes this violence, suggesting a willingness to be sacrificed for the greater good. The lines "deliver into limbs your rhythmic slaughter" and "stab and burn with slashing vengeance" reinforce this theme of submission and sacrifice.

The violent imagery continues with references to the snapping of bones and the sickening delight of discovering virtue in mourning. The final lines suggest a desire for love and caring affection, but with an understanding that the singer is undeserving and likely to let others down, emphasizing the theme of self-sacrifice and submission.

Overall, the lyrics of "Thou Who Parts Flesh" use violent imagery to explore the themes of self-sacrifice and submission to a greater power, while also touching on the idea of beauty in pain and death.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh cutter of veins,
Addressing someone who cuts veins

Thou who parts flesh,
Someone who separates flesh

Red are the roses you grow.
Growing roses that are red in color

Let me this night Be the soil from which you nourish.
Asking to be used as nourishment for the roses

Deliver into limbs Your rhythmic slaughter.
Performing a rhythmic slaughter on someone's limbs

Tender is the wound, Shooting trickles through the sky, And the freezing that follows.
The wound is gentle, but blood flows like shooting stars and then it freezes

Ramming concrete.
Ramming into concrete

The snap of wet bone Protruding its wrappings.
Hearing the snap of a wet bone coming out of its wrapping

And the sickening delight Of discovering therein; There is virtue in mourning.
Finding a sick joy in the realization that there is virtue in mourning

Stab and burn With slashing vengeance.
Attacking with a vengeful, slicing force

Like a constant churn This millstone penance.
Feeling like a constant churn, a punishment like a millstone

I loose well if nothing else.
Losing without much else going for them

I smile not. Life passes by With giant leaps In slow motion.
Not smiling while life moves by in slow motion with large leaps

Steal not this from me, Oh beautiful love.
Asking to not have love stolen away

Undeserving as I am, Of your caring affection.
Feeling undeserving of someone's caring affection

Chances are I'll let you all down.
Knowing that they will probably disappoint others

The essence of my being.
The fundamental nature of their existence

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