Story Behind The Song
deeply religious lyrics sparked by a few things: a mouse getting caught in a moustrap (the bait was a Hershey's kiss), a dream about being enslaved by the devil, and a dream about being set on fire by a lynch mob (the same night after reading about the martyrdom of Polycarp)... all paralelled with sin, temptation, lust, drug addiction, the fear of dying & going to hell
Song Description
groovy fingerstyle guitar with some quick moving jazzy chord changes... syncopated vocals within simple melodies... Christian lyrics... vocal harmonies & string arrangements
| Song Length |
3:07 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Pop - Religious |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Composed |
Subject |
Hell, Judgement |
| Similar Artists |
Jars Of Clay, Bob Dylan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Kiss of Death
The trap snaps shut upon my neck with a ripe sobriety
One cold rock against my face as a meek man calms the sea
Gorgeous death awaits with grace; where I go you cannot come
Meet me on the other side where we will become one
(chorus)
I don't wanna die
Feast on the bread of life
Evil manifests in the kitchen
No small prayer before your last meal
Kiss of death is ambrosia on my tongue
Fill my dreams with lust and fear & hate to damn my soul
Who?s that in the shadows? (You don't even want to know)
Light the pyre and I am martyred; please retrieve my bones
Relive old betrayals so the Lord can hear my groans
The Lord repays my loans
(chorus)
The trap snaps shut and I am caught stealin fruit from the tree
One cold noose around my neck and the dark embraces me
See the serpent time temptation while my will is weak
Mark of the beast upon my head kiss of death upon my cheek
Kiss of death upon my cheek...(repeat)
(chorus)