Némesis
Swollen Members Lyrics

Thank you ladies and gentlemen
The singer expresses gratitude to the audience for being present.

What is the ultimate truth? This
The question of what truth is ultimately is asked, with the answer left open to interpretation.

Hidden within each of us is not only the capacity to love and hate,
Each person has the potential to experience emotions of both love and hate.

But to take that final step to be not only a creator, but a destroyer
Someone can choose to create or to destroy and to take an extreme action towards one or the other.

A mad, unreasoning killer
A violent individual who acts without thought or reason.

Back to the animalistic
Returning to a more primal and instinctual state of being.

A monster that lies within each of us
Everyone has the potential to act like a monster at times.

Back when I was high used to babble on drugs
The artist recalls a time when they used to speak incoherently while under the influence of drugs.

Tony Montana in the Babylon club
A reference to the movie Scarface, in which the character Tony Montana frequents a club called Babylon.

Yippie-yi-yo kippie-yi-yi-yay
An exclamation of excitement or enthusiasm.

Used to sit around gettin′ high all day
The singer used to spend their days smoking drugs and doing nothing productive.

Now I work in the studio while y'all play
The artist now spends their time working in a recording studio while others waste theirs.

So I can get rich, fuckin′ smile all day
The singer works hard to become wealthy and can now afford to be happy all the time.

Life's such a bitch, been poor so long
The singer has experienced poverty for a long time, so life has been difficult for them.

And everything that could, of course went wrong
Bad things always seem to happen to the singer, no matter what they do.

Eating horse meat, feelin' like I′m 4 feet tall
The artist is eating something unusual and feels small and insignificant.

At the airport, here them whisper "he′s so small"
People are making fun of the artist's height at the airport.

Blue steel Dara licked my balls
An obscure and nonsensical reference to someone named Dara.

New deal, what I spit's so raw
The singer's new music is honest and unpolished.

Skitzo derelict, disco heritage
A description of the artist as being both schizophrenic and an outcast, with roots in disco culture.

Kids start blarin′ and then kids go parakeet
Children become excited and start loudly repeating things that they have heard.

Kids need therapy, kids sing merrily
Children can benefit from therapy, but they can also be joyful and carefree.

Spread like malaria, right through your area
The singer's music is contagious and popular in the local area.

Strong like a barrier, raw rhyme carrier
The artist is a skilled and powerful rapper with a unique style.

I'm so skitzo, pitbull terrier
The singer has a schizophrenic personality like a pitbull terrier.

Fishbowl, lookin′ from the inside out
The singer feels trapped like a fish in a bowl and observes the world from a different perspective.

With the scorpion's tail that has been dried out
A metaphor for a weapon that is no longer useful or poisonous.

Incredible, amazing
An admiring exclamation about something impressive.

Forget it boy, I′m blazing
The artist is confident and determined to succeed.

Rappers think they dreaded get beheaded in the basement
An boastful statement suggesting that other rappers are not as skilled and could be easily defeated.

Red all on the pavement, permanent address
A reference to violence and death that leaves a permanent mark.

While I cut these rappers up like Terminator X
The artist is confident in their ability to defeat other rappers, comparing themselves to a famous DJ who scratches records.

Evil lets people's reps double then triple, yet
Despite the temptation to be evil, it ultimately leads to a negative outcome.

No good can come from it, no one you've ever met
Being evil will not lead to a positive outcome or result in meeting good people.

Treble clef, rebel′s rest, never get, Everest
A series of words and phrases that don't necessarily have a narrative meaning but fit the rhyme and rhythm of the song.

Crow′s nest, eagle's crest, second best, records cast
Another example of using phrases to add rhythm to the song, with references to high and low points and a sense of competition.

Patients, less effortless, stress is for emphasis
Patience requires effort, and stress is needed to emphasize the importance of something.

Ingest the asbestos and festers, ancestral orchestral
Metaphorical language that suggests taking in danger and harm from the past for artistic purposes.

My elemental death code′s the nemesis
The persona that the singer adopts in their music is their own enemy or obstacle because it deals with heavy themes such as death.

The premise is stay off my premises
The artist warns others not to mess with them or try to enter their space or world.

Genesis, jenum is paralysis
More abstract phrases that are included for their sound and rhythm rather than their direct meaning or reference.

Renaissance, innocence
A juxtaposition of two different things - the idea of rebirth with the quality of purity or naivety.

Inject like an insect and dissect your sidekick
The singer will harm or manipulate someone close to another person in order to gain the upper hand.

In a psychic environment
Emotional, intellectual or spiritual circumstances that are impacting a person's mental state.

Finish this sentiment
The artist invites someone to complete a thought, statement or emotion shared between them.

Detrimental entrails are spread across continents
The consequences of actions or events can have a wide-reaching impact, causing harm or damage.

Provinces, promises, anomalous, conglomerates
More examples of words that are included for their sound and rhythm rather than their direct meaning or reference.

My dominance is obvious
The artist is confident and aware of their power or success in a particular realm or situation.

Provocative and ominous
Two words that suggest a sense of warning and possible aggression or danger.

Lose like a locomotive, chokehold psychologists
A reference to losing in a contest of strength, and how even psychologists can be defeated or overcome.

Barren landscapes, seals fate in a
An image of empty or lifeless places that signify something final or inevitable.

Sarcophagus
A coffin or burial box used in ancient Egypt that represents death and finality.