Machine Head: Davidian Meaning

Davidian Lyrics

Blind man ask me forgiveness
I won't deny myself
Disrespect you have given
Your suffering's my wealth
I feed off pain, force fed to love it
And now I swallow whole
I'll never live in the past
Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast

Burn...

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   anonymous

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   Jan 4th 2018 !⃝

   The guy about is a fucking idiot ... how can you not know that this song is about/for the Branch Davidians who were murdered at Waca Texas in 1993 by the Clinton Regime.
2. anonymous

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   May 9th 2020 !⃝

   I Know the title definitely was Inspired by The Waco Massacre, I assume the lyrics Have to do with struggling with ones own blind Faith, while fighting against oppression. Cyanide blood burns down the skyline, is reminiscent of the People including children being burned alive in the Waco Compound. Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast the first time its Said makes me think of them standing against the oppression of the ATF, the second time around I imagine its fron turning the gun on themselves Rather than being burned alive.
   Just my interpretation since Robb has been reluctant to speak on it outside of just being "Violent Poetry"
3. anonymous

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   Mar 4th 2020 !⃝

   This song is about Waco, Tx you fucks. How can people just pull shit out of their ass and pretend they know what they're talking about.

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4. anonymous

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   Feb 23rd 2018 !⃝

   A message from my best friend David from heaven. We were head bangers for almost 40 years .

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   Jan 15th 2018 !⃝

   Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast.
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   Jul 15th 2012 !⃝

   it has to do with trials and tribulations and eventually finding your way out through forgiveness; along with accepting life the way it is. As for the title, Davidian, it may be refering to David from the Bible, who had through struggle through so many obstacles that he had to overcome. Although, Robb has stated that the title was inspired by the Waco siege, the lyrics were referred to as just violent poetry. It is in my opinion that the song may have been a case of automatic writing, which many poets are prone to. The last segment of the lyrics,"scarred, pour the salt into the wound, unscarred" may be referring to a transitional phase, i.e. metamorphases. Perhaps, something along the lines of a spiritual awakening (mystical experience) in which self-knowledge has been obtained along with a higher state of consciousness. this is due to accepting all the negative experiences that have occurred and moving on by using these experiences as a motivating factor to change ones life for the better. Yet, some of the lyrics still remain obscure and somewhat esoteric, such as "cyanide blood burns down the skyline" and "let freedom ring with a shotgun blast"

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