Divine
Rollins Band Lyrics


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they killed me, they've tied my hands with rope and now they drag me up
the street
a woman is struggling to kick me in my skull, if she could she would kill
me again...
I can see her teeth shine as she kicks at my dirt covered eyes, so blind
oh mother! they hate me so much, the hatred's real! and now it's mine...

they sit below me, stare up and scream out threats- at my nakedness
their tongues are hanging from out of their mouths, I hope they don't
tear me
...limb from limb
so much noise, so much hatred, so much violence... they love me!
they'd kill to have me... they'd have to kill me! their hatred's pure, I
am divine!

when ya kick me?
when ya rape me?
when ya burn me?
when ya break me?
I am divine! I am divine!
when ya kick me?
when ya rape me?
when ya burn me?
when ya break me?
I am divine! I am divine! divine! divine! divine!
divine!
I am divine! I am divine! divine! divine!
divine...

show me how ya really are... show me how you really feel...
let me know that ya really care, let me feel that your hatred is real!

you hate me- I can see that it's real
you do things to me that you never thought ya would!
you hurt me- you'll never know what I feel
what ya bring me, I never thought you could
give me more, make me stronger, high on your poison
I am divine!

when ya kick me?
when ya rape me?
when ya burn me?
when ya break me?
I am divine! I am divine!
when ya cut me?
when ya rape me?
when ya burn me?
when ya brake me?
I am divine! I am divine! divine! divine!
I am divine! divine! divine! so divine! yeah!
I am divine! I am divine! divine! divine! divine!
divine! divine! divine!
going stronger on your poison,
I am divine! divine! divine! divine!




divine! divine!
divine! divine! divine!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rollins Band's song "Divine" paint a dark and unsettling picture of violence and hatred. The singer of the song has been captured, tied up, and dragged through the streets, while a mob of people physically and verbally assault him. Despite their brutality, he seems to revel in the attention, insisting that their hatred is "real" and that it elevates him to a level of divinity.


The lyrics of "Divine" can be interpreted in a number of ways, but they seem to speak to the destructive power of hatred and violence. The singer's willingness to embrace his abusers' hatred and make it his own suggests a kind of perverse pleasure in the pain they inflict. Ultimately, the lyrics suggest that violence begets violence, and that hatred can elevate even the most debased among us to something approaching holiness.


Line by Line Meaning

they killed me, they've tied my hands with rope and now they drag me up the street
I've been killed by them and now they're cruelly dragging my body up the street with my hands tied tight in a rope.


a woman is struggling to kick me in my skull, if she could she would kill me again...
A woman is trying hard to kick me in my head, she wishes she could kill me again, and she hates me deliberately.


I can see her teeth shine as she kicks at my dirt covered eyes, so blind
As the woman kicks me, I can see her teeth gleam, and since my eyes have dirt on them, I can't see a thing.


oh mother! they hate me so much, the hatred's real! and now it's mine...
Mother, they hate me so much, and it's real, I can feel the hatred, and now it's consuming me.


they sit below me, stare up and scream out threats- at my nakedness
They sit below me, and their screaming with threats as I'm exposed and naked.


their tongues are hanging from out of their mouths, I hope they don't tear me... limb from limb
Their tongues are sticking out of their mouths disgustingly, and I dread that they might rip me apart piece by piece.


so much noise, so much hatred, so much violence... they love me!
There's so much noise, so much anger, and so much violence, they all love it, and it's all pointed towards me.


they'd kill to have me... they'd have to kill me! their hatred's pure, I am divine!
They're capable of doing anything to get me, even if it means killing me, they're pure in hatred towards me, but I am God-like.


when ya kick me? when ya rape me? when ya burn me? when ya break me? I am divine! I am divine!
Even if you do things like kick, hurt, rape, or burn me, you can't destroy me, as I'm divine and invincible.


show me how ya really are... show me how you really feel... let me know that ya really care, let me feel that your hatred is real!
I want to see how you truly are, and what's going on inside your mind, let me feel your true hatred towards me.


you hate me- I can see that it's real you do things to me that you never thought ya would! you hurt me- you'll never know what I feel what ya bring me, I never thought you could give me more, make me stronger, high on your poison I am divine!
You hate me so much, and it's real, and you're doing things to me that you never thought you could, hurting me so badly, and I'm responding with strength, happy to take the poison that's pumping through my veins because I'm divine.


when ya cut me? when ya rape me? when ya burn me? when ya brake me? I am divine! I am divine!
Even if you cut me, rape me, burn me, or break me, you can't destroy me, as I'm divine and invincible.


going stronger on your poison, I am divine! divine! divine! divine! divine! divine! divine! divine! divine!
I'm getting even stronger on the poison that you're giving me and I'm divine, invincible and unbeatable, as they continue screaming and hating me.




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