In addition to this, he lacked respect for his commander's orders. It was clear that Custer had no respect for the lives of Indians since he committed war crimes against them. Irreverence- a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously. ' Irreverence is my disease It's secondhand, but you know me The son of a bitch is on his knees The last man standing gets no pity' Historians are still unsure to this day why they didn't mutilate Custer. The interesting thing is that the Indians actually mutilated and scalped everyone but Custer. The Sioux were well-known for mutilating and scalping bodies, so this could easily be a taunt directed at the opposing warriors. ' Cut, cut, cut me up and Fuck, fuck, fuck me up' He knows that he's surrounded and that the Indian warriors are going to slaughter him and mutilate his body for trying to attack their village. This particular village isn't special, it's just a collection of (people and buildings?) made of clay. ' This one, it isn't special Collections made of clay I'm waiting for the punishment I know it's on my way' The Indians are going to be killed and attacked inevitably by the American armies eventually, so he might as well get in on the fun. 'With jealousy and ignorance' most likely means the attacking army's jealousy for the Indian's resources (the land had some gold at the time) and ignorance of their culture. He could be recognizing that he's just attacking these people because they're unusual and different, while he comes from a supposedly civilized governed society.

The definition of exceptional in this context most likely would mean unusual or weird. ' Because anything exceptional Gets crushed by governed people With jealousy and ignorance And all that coven equals' 'I'm tired of this shit, I want to go up' Before the battle at Little Bighorn, he was explicitly told to wait for backup, but he ignored that and quite impulsively attacked the village. ' It's strange, whenever I see a gun I think about just how petty you are And it blows my fucking mind Yeah, it blows my fucking mind These days, I never seem to get enough I'm tired of this shit, I want to go up Don't waste my fucking time Don't waste my fucking time'Ĭuster was widely known for his bravery, which may have translated into masochism and impulsiveness. I think the lyrics in this song signify Custer's masochism and cruelty. Custer ordered his men to shoot their horses to provide cover with the carcasses, but the group along with Custer was completely annihilated within the hour. The first two groups were driven to retreat, and Custer's group was quickly surrounded.

Unbeknownst to him, the village contained about 2,500 Indian warriors while Custer only had 300. He instead attacked the village in spite of his commanders and went with his men to attack the village in three groups from three different ways. When he came upon a Sioux village at Little Bighorn, he was told to wait for support to attack the village. His legacy is very controversial, and he has been charged with war crimes of massacring Indian women and children. George Armstrong Custer was a Civil War hero and subsequently a ruthless Indian fighter after the Civil War. I think Custer is a badass song about the battle at Custer's Last Stand. So I was trying to analyze the lyrics behind the song, Custer, and with the official release of the song, I think it's a good time for discussion.

Custer by slipknot mp3