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Collateral Damage
Of Salt and Swine Lyrics

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This is just the raw beginning
to your demise
go ahead and get on your knees to pray
but two wrongs don't make a right
Look in to the eyes of destruction
I am a plague in human form
I am your infection
and baby you know your the victim.?

We are!?
-Collateral Damage
-A catastrophic event
-Your walking disease
-Your mass destruction?
This Solum promise,
I made to you my dear
This place this fake existence
we be revealed and set in motion
Forget the past you knew
this is the only path for you

As you stand before me
you stand before the gallows.

Overall Meaning

In "Collateral Damage," Of Salt and Swine paints a bleak picture of a world filled with chaos and destruction. The lyrics suggest that the singer is the cause of this mayhem, acting as a "plague in human form" and "walking disease" that infects those around them. The line "two wrongs don't make a right" implies that the singer has been wronged in some way, perhaps leading to their current state of destruction-seeking.

The chorus of the song serves as a warning to those who may cross the singer's path: they will become "collateral damage," an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of the singer's actions. The bridge of the song suggests that the singer believes they are carrying out a greater purpose, that they are fulfilling some "Solum promise" that they made to someone. This purpose seems to involve tearing down the structures of society and dismantling the "fake existence" that people have constructed for themselves.

Overall, "Collateral Damage" is a cautionary tale of what can happen when someone is pushed too far, and the destructive power that can be unleashed as a result.

Line by Line Meaning

This is just the raw beginning
This is only the start of something bad

to your demise
which will lead to your downfall

go ahead and get on your knees to pray
You can try to pray, but it won't help

but two wrongs don't make a right
Committing a second wrong won't make the situation better

Look in to the eyes of destruction
See the destruction firsthand

I am a plague in human form
I am like a terrible disease

I am your infection
I am what will infect and harm you

and baby you know your the victim.
You know you're the one who will suffer

We are!?
We are the collateral damage

-Collateral Damage
The aftermath of something terrible

-A catastrophic event
A terrible occurrence