The band disbanded after sporadic touring in the mid-00s, with an album recorded in 2007 remaining unreleased and 2004s Ampeauty being their last official work. However, an alternative version of the band was reactivated by Martin Schirenc in August 2013, using the name the Church of Pungent Stench for live shows to avoid legal trouble. In 2014 he had to change the band name to Schirenc plays Pungent Stench.
Hypnos
Pungent Stench Lyrics
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With my ice cold knife
I love to see it red
And you will love more
Do it again & again
Put it inside me
I can't live without
The knife tastes so good
Please drive inside the knife
I won't stop 'til you drop
To the floor and cry for more
It's enough to hard stuff
Let me out before before I shout
Shut your mouth hold on your breath
Before my knife brings you death
Now I want more
I know what you need
My knife will rip
'Til you bleed
I will never stop
I greed for more
I get now lust
I want more gore
The lyrics to Pungent Stench's song "Hypnos" are disturbingly violent and sadistic. The singer is asking to touch his/her victim's skin with an ice-cold knife, relishing in the sight of blood. The knife becomes a source of pleasure for both the singer and the victim, and the violent act becomes an addiction. The singer expresses a greedy desire for more gore, showing no remorse or empathy for the pain inflicted on the victim. The image of the knife driving into the victim repeatedly until he/she drops to the floor and cries for more is chilling.
The song can be interpreted as a commentary on the human desire for power and control. The singer in the song has an insatiable hunger for violence and pain, enjoying how the victim becomes submissive and dependent on the knife. It is a disturbing portrayal of how violence can become addictive and how people can get pleasure from inflicting pain on others. The lyrics are a graphic representation of the darker side of human nature and how easily one can be consumed by it.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me touch your skin
Request to touch the skin of the victim
With my ice cold knife
The cold blade to be used for inflicting pain
I love to see it red
The sight of blood brings pleasure
And you will love more
The victim will enjoy the pain and brutality inflicted upon them
Do it again & again
The craving for sadistic acts to be repeated multiple times
Put it inside me
The knife is a necessary part of the performer's body and existence
I can't live without
The performer cannot survive without sadistic and murderous acts
The knife tastes so good
The taste of blood on the blade brings great pleasure
Let me feel icecold steel
The satisfaction derived from holding a frigid knife
Please drive inside the knife
Begging the victim to force themselves onto the blade
I won't stop 'til you drop
The performer will continue with their sadistic acts until their victim collapses from exhaustion or death
To the floor and cry for more
The victim is expected to beg for more torture and abuse
It's enough to hard stuff
The performer revels in the extreme and brutal nature of their acts
Let me out before before I shout
The performer fears their own voice and possible capture if they continue for too long
Shut your mouth hold on your breath
Demanding silence and stillness from the victim to not attract attention
Before my knife brings you death
The performer threatens the victim's life with their deadly weapon
Now I want more
The addiction to sadism and brutality continues to grow
I know what you need
The performer believes they understand the desires and wants of their victim
My knife will rip
The knife is expected to cause severe and lasting damage
'Til you bleed
Expecting the victim to bleed excessively from their wounds
I will never stop
The addiction to sadism and brutality is permanent and never-ending
I greed for more
The desire for more violent and gruesome acts intensify
I get now lust
The performer's craving for sadistic acts turns into sexual desire
I want more gore
The performer desires more violent and gruesome acts
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEXANDER WANK, JACEK PERKOWSKI, MARTIN SCHIRENC
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