Avenged Sevenfold: Bat Country Meaning

Song Released: 2005

Bat Country Lyrics

"He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man"

Caught here in a fiery blaze, won't lose my will to stay.
I tri-i-i-ied to drive all through the night,
the heat stroke ridden weather, the barren empty sights.
No...

1. anonymous

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Feb 24th 2008 !⃝

   I believe the line " he who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man" means that you get so messed up off of drugs and whatever else that you the beast comes out, and you are drowning the pain away.
2. anonymous

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Feb 13th 2008 !⃝

   Actually the last person that said the quote "He Who Makes A Beast Out Of Himself, Gets Rid Of The Pain Of Being A Man" was by Samuel Jackson isn't too far off. It's actually from Dr. Samuel Johnson. Check it out on Wikipedia under "Bat Country" right in the first section. It says it right there. Because we all know that Wikipedia is Totally Accurate...HAHAHAHAHAHA!
3. anonymous

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Feb 4th 2008 !⃝

   Samuel Jackson said "He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."
   lol, just saying.
4. noneyobeeswax

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Jan 5th 2008 !⃝

   Dude it's all about getting drunk and laid in Vegas.
5. anonymous

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Dec 22nd 2007 !⃝

   It's Satanic. "He Who Makes A Beast Out Of Himself, Gets Rid Of The Pain Of Being A Man" They're quoting what's his name, but they're using to say that satanism is better than christianity. And He's Mocking God when he says 'Can't you help me as I'm Starting to burn' Then with "I Try To Adjust To My New Sights' He's Talking about a demonic sight that he has apparently achieved. And While it being satanic may seem weird look into their other songs, AVENGED SEVENFOLD ARE SATANIC

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
6. anonymous

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Dec 14th 2007 !⃝

   This song IS A DOUBLE INTERPRETATION.
   
   Yes it's about hunter S. Thompson, and the movie FLLV.
   
   But it is also about vampires like the person above stated. However he is a little off on interpretations. The first line "he who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man" is the transformation from man to beast or in this case, vampire. Also the part with "can't you help me as I'm starting to burn" is the uncontrollable lust for blood. "to many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction" some vampire folklore say you have to be bitten more than once. Or he likes the feeling of being a vampire. "no one can save me, and you know I don't want the attention" its too late and he doesn't want an angry mob or hunters. "take a trip with me, but don't be surprise when things Aren't what they seem." luring someone into a secluded place and then turning them into a vampire. "these eyes won't see the same after I flip today." the change into a vampire will change how he "sees" humans. "to weird to live but much to rare to die." he's an outcast, but its rare to find vampires so maybe they want to capture him.
   
   PLUS M. Shadows had his canine teeth filed, so he does look vampire like. Also a song from their first album is called "we come out at night"
   oh and the song is called BAT COUNTRY go figure.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
7. anonymous

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Nov 10th 2007 !⃝

   Okay, this is on a totally differenet track, but I think it's about vampirism. "As I adjust to my new sight the rarely tired lights will take me to new heights" wen a vampire first awakens, their sight is much better, and it can be fascinating till the novelty wears off. "I tried to drive all through the night" vampires are nocturnal, though many adjust. "caught here in a fiery blaze, won't lose my will to stay" when a vampire is beasting it can feel like they are in such a rage and they just want to go out and hunt. "Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction". Blood."these eyes won't see the same after I flip today" again, after awakening the sight is much improved, thoug more sensitive to light. Also in another of their songs, they say "burns me like a rising sun." alsthough vampires don't catch fire in sunlight like in legend, they are a LOT more sensitive to it, their eyes especially.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
8. anonymous

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Jun 28th 2007 !⃝

   I'll try not to repeat what others have said...
   This song is directly linked to both Hunter S. Thompson and the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The title bat country comes from the movie. So too does the lyric "Too weird to live but much too rare to die". "Mental friction follows me, show me what its like to be set free" points towards using drugs to relax.
9. masivefiend

   • 1
   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 5

   click a star to vote

   Mar 25th 2007 !⃝

   Y'all are all wrong... it's about one member who is gay ....and is actually having his best friend pose as his girlfriend for award shows..But you'll never know who it is .mwahha

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
10. anonymous

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

    click a star to vote

    Mar 1st 2007 !⃝

    Again I must fix this interpretation the first guy had it almost right about Thompson, the drug part I must say was completely off base of the song, He who makes a beast out of himself, Beast" unorthodox, feral, inhumane, immoral."
    gets rid of the pain of being a man, Man, Civilized, Sophisticated, Morally rounded" basically its easier to do the wrong thing then to walk the beaten path. Too many doses refers not just to the drugs but more along the lines of the desire and sloth of Las vegas itself. Gambling, prostitution, "drug use". In a summary basically of there own experiences with the Immoral side of the Strip.
11. brokenenterprises

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

    click a star to vote

    Dec 4th 2006 !⃝

    The music video is pulled directly from the movie, its obvious it's about drug use and all that.

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
12. anonymous

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

    click a star to vote

    Dec 4th 2006 !⃝

    The song is about a gay man named billy who likes bats. He used to live in a small country so he put the two together

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
13. anonymous

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

    click a star to vote

    Oct 16th 2006 !⃝

    I think it's like drinking and doing drugs getting rid of your pain.

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
14. anonymous

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

    click a star to vote

    Jun 4th 2006 !⃝

    Actually, the band members stated it's about drugs like acid and ectasy "To many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction" Get it now?

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
15. anonymous

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

    click a star to vote

    Mar 19th 2006 !⃝

    Actually, the beggining of the song "He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man", were taken directly from the movie "Fear and Loathing in Los Vagas", very good movie.

Latest Articles

• 
  A new era for Millennial favorite, Linkin Park
• 
  Anime to watch for the soundtracks… and other reasons you’re undateable
• 
  Dolly, we need you
• 
  The Stranger Things Effect: How new media is drawing Gen Z and Alpha's attention to aging media
• 
  The most underrated soundtrack of the early 2000s
• 
  Buy the Soundtrack, Skip the Movie: Brainscan (1994)