The only song from Diabolus in Musica to have both the lyrics and music written by Kerry King.
Diabolus in Musica was mainly written by Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P)
[Verse 1]
I want to invite you, welcome you
To my hate, to my scorn, to myself
Saturate you, infest you, betray you
Stimulate you, so eager for my lies
[Chorus]
For my lies... Lies
Lies in the name of God
[Lead: King]
[Verse 2]
I take you, I play you, invade you
Lacerate you, I scar your innocence
Masticate you, ingest you, become you
Defenseless, I fill your emptiness
[Chorus]
With my lies... Lies
Lies in the name of God
[Bridge]
In this world of shit, I exist
Perfect world conforms, I resist
Disconnect the nerves from the spine
Desecrate the walls of the mind
Through these eyes, no love is alive
Through these eyes, unrest never dies
Through these lies, compassion is lost
Through these lies await the Ungod
[Outro]
Antichrist is the name of God
Antichrist is the name of God
Antichrist is the name of God
Antichrist is the name of God
Antichrist is the name of God
[Lead: King]
In the Name of God was written by Kerry King.
In the Name of God was produced by Rick Rubin.
Slayer released In the Name of God on Tue Jun 09 1998.
Tom Araya held concern about the lyrics that King penned to “In the Name of God”, voicing his opinion to guitarist Hanneman. King’s viewpoint was; “It’s like, ‘C'mon, man, you’re in Slayer. You’re the antichrist — you said it yourself on the first album!’ You can’t draw the line like that. Whether h...