“Children of God” is a deeply cynical song that interprets being born into contemporary society as being born into something like an already existing apocalypse.
Earlier lyrics within the song portray the narrator as a kind of protector or at least one who tries to protect the vulnerable (a “vampir...
[Verse 1]
In came the being born police
To take the newly undeceased
I was the softened gaze upon a child of God
And the sky was full of teeth
Anticipating that sweet release
I was the Little Engine That Could
I was a courtroom bomb-sniffing dog
[Chorus]
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lang
[Verse 2]
They found a weird calling card
In a puddle of body parts
Inside a bowl of angel hearts
That the children were eating
I was a vampire hunter
I was a pregnant mother
I was a tear shed for the ones that die believing
[Chorus]
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lang
[Verse 3]
Thunderdome, broken home
Everybody dies alone
I wanna give a shout out to the innocent by-standing
[Bridge]
And out the corner of my eye
Coming out from the teeth-filled sky
With eyes as red as a dog's asshole when you see it shitting
I saw the children of God
As they walked on slovenly by
The USB ports in their arms were bleeding
[Chorus]
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
[Coda]
I think I can
I think I can
I think I can
I think I can
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lang
Children of God was written by Ben Gallaty & Sean Bonnette.
Children of God was produced by John Congleton.
AJJ released Children of God on Tue May 06 2014.