Story Behind The Song
It's a very long and complex story that ties into the stories behind several other songs on Vital Hiatus. To get more succinct, Joe the lead singer/ guitarist and his room mate got robbed at gunpoint by three dudes (one who they knew trying to cover their identity) in their own home at around midnight when they were all relaxed and feeling safe. An acquaintance of theirs had betrayed their trust and led these armed felons to their doorstep. They were helpless to do anything, but knew they could have easily taken on the robbers had they not been armed with a pistol, shotgun, and an assault rifle. Hence the rage portrayed in this song. The story gets a lot more involved and crazy, but that would take forever to type and explain, just picture yourself in that situation, how would you feel?
Song Description
This song is about feeling a lot of helpless rage, in the sense that someone did something to you, but you can't do anything back to them to justify the way you feel. So you picture smashing their faces in with a bat and revel in it. It's all about the release of rage, anger, and hate into a sensible form such as music.
Song Length |
3:58 |
Genre |
Rock - Heavy Metal, Rock - Progressive Rock |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Enraged, Brutal |
Subject |
Anger, Crime, Theft |
Similar Artists |
Rage Against The Machine, Slipknot |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You're gonna get a bat in your face (Chant)
When all I want to do is take a fucking bat
And make your goddamn face like slate fucking flat
Wanna know where I keep my shit at?
It's right here next to your blood stain splat
'Cause all I wanna do is take this funky bat
And beat your faces in smash on smash
Gonna knock your head off with a solid smack
Bashing in your brains oh we'll have a blast!
Your ass
Breakin' like glass
Kickin' your ass do you see this bat
Do you fear this cause I'm
Kickin' your ass do you see this bat
Do you fear this cause I'm
Gonna put a fucking bat
Gonna put a bat in your face
I'm gonna put a bat in your face
Now putting a bat to someone's face is a curious act
You throw it up and then their head goes flat
You're so impatient that I'm on your heels
So turn around and prepare to taste my steel!
Now I trust you understand and try to escape
But you'll never make it
I'm gonna break your fuckin' face
Slow down take your time
Life's not a race
But life will always have time for me
To plant a bat in your face
You're gonna get a bat in your face!