Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: goth
Song Meaning of “The Doomsday Cult Blues” by Graveyard Train
The Doomsday Cult Blues, from the Australian rock and blues band Graveyard Train, is an ode to those who struggle with temptation. In this track, the narrator drifts through a world of drug abuse and darkness; seeing the pain and destruction caused by addiction but also feeling powerless to stop it.
The narrator paints a vivid picture of the macabre cult of addiction, with its skeletons and shadows. The choirs and ‘incantations of doom’ refer to the gradual draw of those afflicted; the come-hither promises of short-term gratification at the cost of long-term pain.
The verses also talk of a generational cycle, where the heartache and suffering of those before sets the tone for those after. They’re doomed to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, doomed to repeat the same mistakes and feel the same despair.
The song finishes on a reflective, almost mournful note. The narrator recognizes the destruction wrought by addiction, but can do no more than sing its story. A grim illustration of the twisted, debilitating forces of cult-like dependency.