The eighth song from Reign In Blood album. The lyrics is written by Kerry King and Music by Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King both. This song is clearly about an Epidemic. A virus or disease that cannot be stop, effected on society and killing people slowly.
[Verse 1]
Breeding fast in poverty
Infectious, driving, dormant seed
Inside your carcass start to mate
Left in charge to dominate
[Chorus]
Waiting to unfold
Raging uncontrolled
Adapt a potency
Death machine, infest my corpse to be
[Verse 2]
Unyielding kings of agony
Test your body chemistry
Pulmonary overthrow
Possession of your inner throne
Infections quickly override
Malicious, domineering strike
Floods your veins, commit slow death
Deteriorate, your maker's met
[Chorus]
Perpetual demise
On a fast decline
Killing tendency
Epidemic, permanent disease
[Guitar Solo: Kerry King]
[Bridge]
Incapacitate, fall into your fate
Pain results in screams
Bleed internally
Years will pass before it can be cured
[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]
Epidemic was written by Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King.
Epidemic was produced by Slayer & Rick Rubin.