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Slayer

Skeleton Christ

Release date: 8th August 2006

From Christ Illusion
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About This Track

'Skeleton Christ' by Slayer is a track from the album 'Christ Illusion ', released in 2006. Its lyrics picture religion as a force that turns creation into sin, innocence into transgression, and even frames salvation in terms of rebirth and divine cleansing, with a direct promise that the listener will never be able to “You'll never touch”.

"Skeleton Christ" is a track by Slayer, from the album Christ Illusion , released 8th August 2006. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Slayer.

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Lyrics

Skeleton Christ

[Verse 1]

Unbound, God's creation

Has grown into the sinner

Abandoned innocence

Impenitent transgressor

Escape mortality

They say your life can change

If you take God's hand

Embrace rebirth

Your cleansing's so divine

To be reborn in God's eyes

[Chorus 1]

You'll never touch God's hand

You'll never taste God's breath

Because you'll never see the Second Coming

Life's too short to be focused on insanity

I've seen the ways of God

I'll take the devil any day

Hail Satan

[Lead – King]

[Verse 2]

Your faith has atrophied

And rots in hell's asylum

Despondence tears you down

A free-falling social stain

Escape atrocity

They say your life can change

If you take God's hand

Embrace rebirth

Your cleansing's so divine

To be reborn to God's lies

[Chorus 2]

You'll never touch God's hand

You'll never taste God's breath

Because you'll never see the Second Coming

It's all a fuckin' mockery

No grasp upon reality

It's mind control for

Compulsory religion and the Skeleton Christ

[Chorus 3]

You'll never touch God's hand

You'll never taste God's breath

Because you'll never see the Second Coming

I laugh at the abortion known as Christianity

I've seen the ways of God

I'll take the devil any day

Hail Satan

[Lead – King]

[Chorus 2]

You'll never touch God's hand

You'll never taste God's breath

Because you'll never see the Second Coming

It's all a fuckin' mockery

No grasp upon reality

It's mind control for compulsory religion

Mind control for compulsory religion

Mind control for compulsory religion and the Skeleton Christ

[Lead – Hanneman]

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From Christ Illusion

2006
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    Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King
    Vocals
    Tom Araya
    Assistant Engineer
    Brian Warwick, Dave Colvin
    Bass Technician
    Armand B. Crump
    Drum Technician
    Norm Costa
    Executive Producer
    Rick Rubin
    Guitar Technician
    Armand B. Crump
    Mastering Engineer
    Vlado Meller
    Mixing Engineer
    Josh Abraham, Ryan Williams
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