The song tells of a psychopathic mass-murderer who kills out of suppressed hatred and boredom. He gets away with his crimes by cutting himself with the knife and acting as a victim when authorities arrive.
[Verse 1]
To the world around he was the perfect person
Planning for an alibi he then starts rehearsing
A human bomb just waiting to explode
This secret rage can't be controlled
[Pre-Chorus]
Slaughtered the dreams of others
One left to recover
Self-inflicted wounds
Life he has consumed
[Chorus]
Planning a killing spree
Victim of a conspiracy?
[Bridge]
Getting bored with his current life
Rearranging with a knife
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Greed before despair suspicion starts to grow
His life was spared for this he does not know
Screams filled the air there was no way to help
The ones he mourns he killed himself
[Pre-Chorus]
Slaughtered the dreams of others
One left to recover
Self-inflicted wounds
Life he has consumed
[Chorus]
Planning a killing spree
Victim of a conspiracy?
Killing Spree was written by Chuck Schuldiner.
Killing Spree was produced by Eric Greif & Chuck Schuldiner.
Death released Killing Spree on Fri Feb 16 1990.