Submethod was a band from Nashville, Tn. They had a full length album entit… Read Full Bio ↴Submethod was a band from Nashville, Tn. They had a full length album entitled "Essay On The Human Condition." Singer, Nathan Ells, went on to sing on The Human Abstract's "Nocturne" and now currently sings for Sunlit Ether. Bassist, Evan Brewer, went on to play with Reflux, Animosity and now plays in The Faceless.

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Submethod Lyrics

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Tie them up
Tie them up and burn them
Choke the life and tear it all down

It's just like you
Tie them up
Tie them up and burn them

One more out to bide and father like a sword
Tie them down
Hold them down and burn them
Build just enough to burn it all down

Burn them alive
Choke the life and burn them alive
Choke the life and burn them alive
And follow through
It takes half a man to be a fool
Crabs in a bucket love the sound
One more to climb is falling down

And it falls on severed ears
Gleam and fade in mirrors

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Submethod's song "Zealots" explore themes of destruction, violence, and the idea of tearing down what has been built up. The repetition of the phrase "Tie them up and burn them" throughout the song emphasizes the violent tone and the idea of destroying what is in place. The lyrics also express a sense of groupthink and mob mentality, with lines like "Crabs in a bucket love the sound" and "One more to climb is falling down."

The chorus, "Burn them alive, choke the life and burn them alive," suggests a desire for total destruction and erasure of whatever is being attacked. The line "It takes half a man to be a fool" implies that the violent actions being described are foolish and misguided, but the rest of the lyrics suggest that they are being carried out nonetheless.

The final lines, "And it falls on severed ears, gleam and fade in mirrors," evoke a sense of emptiness and disillusionment, as if the violence being inflicted has ultimately left those carrying it out with nothing.

Line by Line Meaning

Tie them up
Restrain and restrict them

Tie them up and burn them
Take extreme actions to punish them

Choke the life and tear it all down
Stop their existence and ruin everything they have done

It's just like you
Comparing them to someone else with similar actions

One more out to bide and father like a sword
Waiting for another chance to strike and harm them

Tie them down
Restrict them even more

Hold them down and burn them
Keep them from escaping and punish them severely

Build just enough to burn it all down
Create something only for the purpose of destroying it later

Burn them alive
Kill them by fire

Choke the life and burn them alive
Suffocate and burn them with no mercy

And follow through
Ensure that the harm is carried out completely