Ministry Songs w/Good Lyrics

Discussion
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What Ministry songs stand out for you as having really good lyrics? For me, it’s:

“Brick Windows”
“So What”
“Never Believe” (my fsv. Connelly track)
“Lava”
“Impossible”

and lots from Dark Side of the Spoon:

“Step”
“Nursing Home”
“Vex & Siolence” (probably my fav. Ministry song lyrically I don’t know why it’s kind of bizarre I just dig this track a lot)

…and of course “Piss” because it’s just hilarious beyond all reason because it’s so fucking honest and pissed off and gives a huge insight into the fact that Jourgensen is a crazy bastard.

If only he had released those damn lyrics to “Leper”!!! I bet they kicked ass!!!

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WHAT HE SAYYYYYYY

actually
Nursing Home is probably my favorite…not sure why. plus it’s fun to sing in the shower [laugh]

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fuck, it’d be nice if i could understand what the fuck al was saying half the time…

for some reason, the lyrics to ‘just one fix’ really strike a chord with me, and i really love the words to ‘tonite we murder’.

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Gotta go with “Flashback”.

i’m gonna break his legs off
i’m gonna rip his head off
and then shit down his neck
and then i’ll laugh like a motherfucker
and then i’ll laugh like a motherfucker

Honestly, you don’t beat that

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Game Show.

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ah yes, forgot Tonight We Murder, even if it’s Phildo doing the honors. really psycopathic sounding, I love it!

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phildos singing that?
ur joking… i never knew… [shocked]

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I thought it was Groovie Man who sang on Tonight We Murder.

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I thought it was Groovie Man who sang on Tonight We Murder.

yea. phildo wasn’t “around” back when that was done.

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wait, groovey man and phildo are two different people?

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Yep. Groovey aka Frankie was the singer for Speacial Affect. After they broke up, he did vocals for The Drowning Craze and eventually formed My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. As for Ministry output, he did vocals on Tonight We Murder and wrote the Ministry song Thrill Kill Kult.

Phildo aka Phil Owen was the vocalist and major force behind The Skatenigs back the late 80’s-early 90’s. He toured with Reveco and formed a group called Choreboy when the Nigs broke up. Lately he’s working on new stuff under the name Snow Black. As for Ministry output, he did vocals on Beers Steers And Queers and has been a longstanding Cock.

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thanks. it’s a damn shame I didn’t know that, right?

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and has been a longstanding Cock.

[laugh][laugh][laugh]

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“Vex & Siolence” (probably my fav. Ministry song lyrically I don’t know why it’s kind of bizarre I just dig this track a lot)

agreed, prolly my fav ministry track overall, and a large part of that is due to lyrical content.

i really like the lyrics to Worm also. seems to me like the tone of the entire song is acceptance of things beyond your control. (death, mental illness, etc)

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yeah dsots fan club ahahaha!
filthpig and dsots have some great lyrics

damn eureka pile live version sounds really good…

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yeah dsots fan club ahahaha!
filthpig and dsots have some great lyrics

damn eureka pile live version sounds really good…

haha i wanna join too! and yes it does, i snagged that entire show about a month or two. im in soulseek with the same name if you want it. pretty sexy show.

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I really like Test, So What, Psalm 69, Hero, and Thieves, as far as lyrics go.

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Uggh those are some of the worst Ministry lyrics ever!!!

Test?!?? Jesus, you’ve got to be fucking kidding me!!!

And Psalm69 sounds like some faggot metal band like Lamb of God or something “drinking the blood of JEEESUS!!!”

And Hero is just terrible. Terrible. Typical heavy metal shit once again…sounds so fucking corny

By the way, I forget the best Ministry lyrics of all time: Step!!!

I dunno how I could forget this song, but it easily kicks the ass of all other Ministry lyrics.

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And Psalm69 sounds like some faggot metal band like Lamb of God or something “drinking the blood of JEEESUS!!!”

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I believe Al was taking the piss out of “faggot metal” band lyrics with the line “drinking the blood of Jesus”. Step is a great song… in every way. The lyrics from Filth Pig and DSOTS are Ministry’s best… I just wonder was it because Al was strung out most of the time back then. If that is the case he should have gone back on the smack for the last Ministry record that we will get to hear.