Napalm Death - Diktat Lyrics






"To have and hold for all eternity"
Limitations and ambitions are a pretext to falling short

We'll be doomed, marooned and two fatalities
Anomalies in whispered circles
For pledges we could never hope to fulfil

But if it works for you
Then it works because of you
Not a diktat from a guild
For who love is (unflinching) servitude

Castigate or deprecate - they want heads hung in shame
When a union runs its course
For pledges we could never hope to fulfil

Irrepressible, irresponsible love
Is the wild-eyed antitote to cold imperatives
Love is the wild-eyed antidote
To cold imperatives
Love is like the last day you'll ever live

So why lose that spark
When our paths begin to merge?
It's the yoke of absolutes - those pledges
We could never blight in compliance

Love is the wild-eyed antidote to cold imperatives
Love has since been hi-jacked to tether down its whims

Obey, obey, obey so the passion dilutes
Obey, obey, obey, obey, obey, obey, obey

Perhaps under angry clouds of the imagined higher force

Refrain, refrain, refrain
From ending on a high note
Refrain, refrain, refrain, refrain
Refrain, refrain, refrain

Perhaps under angry clouds of the imagined higher force
Perhaps it's this and other such constraints
From which we must divorce





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  1. D.... M....

    how does anyone know what he's saying

  2. B.... S....

    ffuuuuuuuUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK YEEEAAAHHHHH!!!!!!

  3. s.... ....

    i thought this song was about a dick tatt

  4. t.... ....

    esta brutal

  5. 5.... ....

    That was mindblowing!

  6. J.... M....

    After harmony corruption and Utopia Banished this is an amazing work.

  7. m.... g....

    adoro está rola

    m.... g....

    Kkkkkkkkkkkk

    m.... g....

    ordinaaaria

  8. m.... g....

    adoro está rola

  9. m.... g....

    adoro está rola

    m.... g....

    seguiste

  10. m.... g....

    adoro está rola

  11. m.... g....

    adoro está rola

  12. m.... g....

    adoro está rola

    m.... g....

    ya dijiste

  13. l.... ....

    This album sounds really good, but my personal favorite is Order of the Leech. Barney's voice sounds sick and pretty legible on that one to boot.

  14. S.... s....

    people only complaiun about shit  nonssense. these giys make great brutal music with great contents and lyrics since 14 albums and they havent lost one inch of their rage. so what the fuck  so u complain it s not even closer to their old stuff? u re just computer suckers. fuck off

  15. �.... �....

    endless power!

  16. R.... M....

    that's what people have made ​​of it! religion is really a whore!

  17. b.... l....

    Grind fuckin core

  18. J.... R....

    Hahahaha Yeah

  19. F.... ....

    oh, god. someone actually said that? what the fuck has this world come to? damn, i like to think that people who share the same taste in music as me would be on a similar level intellectually. apparently not? i suppose it makes sense, though. napalm death has a lot of really fun songs (this one, for example) with many parts containing heavy use of blast beats and really relentless riffing that would probably keep the simplest of minds entertained, granted that the sound of metal appeals to them

  20. M.... ....

    Congratulations, you are the stupidest person on youtube.

    M.... ....

    MoOsHw np rocks × 10 !!!

  21. J.... R....

    "satanic atheists" hahahaha. Makes no fucking sense.

    J.... R....

    Read the satanic Bible.

    Most of us are atheist.

  22. M.... ....

    FANTASTIC. Everyone's happy. Glad we had this conversation, I'm sure we've both learned a lot from each other.

  23. g.... ....

    it dosnt, but i still like it

  24. M.... ....

    You can like it if you want, but I don't see why anyone would think it comes close to any of their older shit.

  25. r.... ....

    IMO, they sucked from Seasons onwards. Sending Dave away has finished them.

  26. A.... P....

    Basic intellectual thought and reasoning can lead you away from the dependancy of blind faith in an unproven prophet and one unified god. We can make the world a better place by working together as a unified people and obliterating all that harms this planet. The main threat being that which destroys our naturally open and curious minds, that which causes to look down on others and that which causes us to accept our own weakness and unimportance to this universe. Fuckin shuttit ya wank.

  27. A.... P....

    The universe is a beautiful and mysterious place that we should explore together using our collective intelligence and our ability to question that which cannot be proven. I have never felt more enlightened than when i started asking questions and not accepting blind faith. Which leads to wars, ignorance, prejudice and the destruction of this wonderful world that we have. Would jesus condone that?...

  28. b.... m....

    that's slayer not napam death lol

  29. P.... ....

    who the fuck cares about views ?As for athetists and satanists,, your so fucking wrong, The religious people do confront and judge people, fucking idiot, now hang yourself on a cross

  30. H.... ....

    @blackhawkfan54 I'm sorry, but you must be mistaken. I wasn't jumping into any conversation (nor do I want to start one). I was letting you know how I feel about what you were saying. And besides... I said no offense.

  31. v.... ....

    and instead follow what some musicians say. Forge your own path in life and, respectively and intelligently, don't give a fuck about what other people believe. Great musicians though, cheers.

  32. v.... ....

    It's kind of fucked up that the top comment on this video has nothing to do with the song; marriage can be a civil union, as well as a holy union. I have no problem with religious people as long as their ideology does not interfere with public sphere decisions (gay marriage, abortion, profiling, etc.) The misconception is that religion preaches hate and prejudice, instead it is corrupt individuals that use faith as a volatile weapon. It's a sad day when people can't think for themselves-

  33. n.... ....

    @TheZiggirawk You are aware that Napalm Death have had the same members since 1991, right? They are all pushing 50.

  34. e.... ....

    @jackwilsontube you do know that Slayer and Napalm Death plays different kind of subgenre right?

  35. j.... ....

    SLAYER IS BETTER ...THIS SHIT

  36. n.... ....

    Napalm Fucking Death!!!!! This band is truly, the SHIT!!!!!

  37. K.... R....

    @J4m3z1

    seriously I don't get where they got that idea, even if people did began to dislike them. =/

  38. c.... ....

    @juuhaa1 Slayer and Napalm Death. Can't go wrong

  39. S.... S....

    Brutal, absolutely brutal. All of Napalm Death's stuff kicks ass,

  40. j.... a....

    the new shit is better

  41. a.... ....

    @SumoBreechs Name of the song is Cult.

  42. J.... ....

    @bloodyrockfire

    *spits coffee out*

    there are people who call this band a sell-out? wow, there really is a person for every single possible shitty belief out there.

  43. m.... ....

    @juuhaa1 the lyrics are similar to SLAYER'S LYRICS \../

  44. m.... ....

    No to by se z toho jeden posral

  45. M.... ....

    @Tardis5005 Actually, Slayer's latest one sucked.

  46. H.... ....

    @ravenous13ecstacy I believe black metal has nothing to do with napalm death

  47. H.... ....

    @Tardis5005 but 40 years old is not so old to be active even in that way, check out iggy pop

  48. N.... ....

    The difference between Slayer and Napalm Death is that while Slayer have proved that they're still making great albums, despite the fact that every dude in Slayer are in their mid-life crisis, Napalm Death have proved that they can make THE best album of their career even if every Napalm Death member is around about 40 years old...

  49. D.... ....

    @juuhaa1 LOL Cult ;D

  50. D.... ....

    @DagLagPurjo agreed, plus more diversity in their pure grindage haha :D

  51. J.... M....

    @juuhaa1 Slayer FTW!

  52. J.... M....

    @juuhaa1 who the hell is Arc Enemy? lol, I hope you aren't talking about Arch Enemy, because they rape souls, great melo death band.

  53. R.... O....

    @UnderCoreAlexander Read the Bible, there are thousands of passages where God kills arbitrarly. The bible have passages that dictated the laws slavery, allowed Rape and human sacrifices. if you don't find em i'd be glad to point them out to you

  54. M.... ....

    Kill the trolls

  55. S.... T....

    Religion is hate
    Religion is fear
    Religion is war
    Religion is rape
    Religion's obscure
    Religion's a whore

  56. S.... T....

    God hates Arc Enemy

  57. I.... ....

    it's unfortunate when a band changes their style so drastically, but you must see it from their point of view. how the fuck could you play the same shit for 20 years and not have it get really boring?

  58. J.... M....

    sorry....are you for or against church burnings....your pseudo-intellectual mental ramblings arent making a lot of sense

  59. D.... ....

    BLACK METAL!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK

  60. R.... O....

    AND to 2-Step to, even during the slow tempo part haha

  61. M.... P....

    so try CrippleBastards, you can also find their translations

  62. C.... D....

    fottiti

  63. C.... C....

    two words:

    holy shit.

  64. G.... E....

    One way or another, it still kicks ass xD

  65. t.... ....

    lol xD
    i searched for the lyrics of this song its really a love song xD
    about an irrisponsible love...
    duh xD

    t.... ....

    It's so weird to read a comment from yourself that you totally forgot about that's from 9 years ago.

  66. G.... E....

    Lol, if this is a love song, it's my fave love song xD

  67. J.... D....

    This..this is called brutality! This is the music i like!

  68. T.... ....

    "Fagot"? I think it's YOU who doesn't 'get' Napalm Death!

  69. J.... l....

    I like their newest stuff the best but, to be honest I love all of their albums. Even Diatribes had some awesome moments.

  70. J.... l....

    Slipknot is horrible garbage, made by a bunch of dumbasses (they take themselves way too seriously also) and grindcore can be sick as well (bands like Terrorizer back in the day, older Napalm Death, some Repulsion...there are tons of bands) but, I do like Napalm Death's newest stuff the best. The old stuff was better live than on CD and was crazily intense for the time. I just think their newer stuff is better, more talented music and has more intelligent lyrics to go along with it.

  71. s.... ....

    Is that all you guys can ever say?

    Oh look at his username he's a dumb little twelve year old.

    Well I'm not alright, I just think that those little short bursts of no musical talent and a waste of fuckin recording is pointless.

    Other than that Napalm has made some fuckin killer music.

    So shut the fuck up.

  72. P.... R....

    Your a dumb 12 year old slipknot fan... Shut up ya fagot. you dont get grind then... Dumbass...

  73. S.... ....

    Yeah I never got into that stuff. It almost seems like its just done for novelty. Like that song they have that is only one or two seconds long.

  74. s.... ....

    yeah man i never really understood why people liked the old school grindcore

    you know the like 30 second long songs, it just wasnt enough music for me.

    The new stuff fuckin owns though.

  75. D.... ....

    Neither can I. The songs just stay in your head.

  76. t.... ....

    I can't explain why, but I like newer Napalm Death better than their older stuff.