"Bataclan" dives into the mental constitution of an Islamic terrorist and his view of "the West". Much of the skeleton comes from Sayyid Qutb's understanding of American society and the teaching of the Muslim Brotherhood that saw "the West" as infested by crime, degeneration, blasphemy and selfishness. The song title comes from the massacre at the Bataclan theatre in Paris in 2015 and the song was made both "to remember the victims of this pointless mass murder that so many seem to be willing to forget", John says, but also to explain why these attacks happen. "As always, we write the songs to teach people something. Walk in these shoes for a while and try to understand what you see."
lyrics
Death and war
That's the only thing I ever known
Fuck the whore
The rule of infidels is overthrown
Kill them all
Just cut their heads off let the bodies rot
Heed the call
Listen to the heartbeats as they stop
So lock your door
Bar your window
Hide your soul
Cause I'm coming for you
They will fall
Among the ruins there’s a deep mass grave
Rape them all
Prisoners of war no one will save
Girls and boys
They sold themselves to Satan long before
Got no choice
The West is nothing but eternal war
So lock your door
Bar your window
Hide your soul
Cause I'm coming for you
No more room
For anything but death in your own hell
Kiss the moon
I have no sympathy for infidels
Grind them down
Rape and kill and watch their dirty children die
Burn the town
See the fire spread and reach the sky
So lock your door
Bar your window
Hide your soul
Cause I'm coming for you
So lock your door
Bar your window
Hide your soul
Cause I'm coming for you
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