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Lamb Of God - Descending - Sacrament
Tabbed by Elvisz (elvisz@kornkids.com)
(elvisz84@yahoo.com)
Tunning: dropped D (D A D G b e)
Intro:(fading in)
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Verse1:
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Verse2:
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Pre-Chorus1:
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Chorus:
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Verse2:
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Pre-Chorus1:
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Bridge1:
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Bridge2:
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Fill1:
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Chorus:
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Outro1:
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Descending Tab

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Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/l/lamb_of_god/353622.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture paste your name Average	#1 by paste your name here at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:06 AM EST
	if there was ever such a thing as gothic thrash metal this would be it.... godDAMN its a good song. i really see how its about acholisim, but it could also be about an abusive relationship. or one filed with lies. the other person is the god that he worships, (loves unconditionaly) but at the same time their lies/abuse/whatever makes them a demon in his life he blames for everything. and the ITS EXACTLY THE SAME coudl be that hes been here before and just keeps going down the same road again. i dont know really the alocholisim think makes more sense that what i said.

No Picture Pablo Rhythm Player	#2 by Pablo Muñiz at Sep 28, 2007 at 10:48 PM EST
	kool thoughts yeah this song is by far my fav on the album , hey burnthepriest17 what site did you go on ?

No Picture Harvey Rhythm Player	#3 by Harvey Puentes at Sep 30, 2007 at 12:33 PM EST
	hey forever_haunted, maybe you should get a life...?

No Picture silent Rhythm Player	#4 by silent support at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:33 AM EST
	it's actually about addictions to acohol and whatnot. it says so on their web site.

No Picture Conar Wanna Be	#5 by Conar Gillard at Oct 2, 2007 at 7:12 AM EST
	paper hearts13 shut the fuck up. props to forever haunted i am behind u 100%

No Picture Jeff Average	#6 by Jeff Berg at Oct 2, 2007 at 2:53 PM EST
	I think this song is about jesus coming back to earth and trying to recover the pieces that we've lost. Satan and Jesus conspire as one to destroy the world and bring the Apocolypse, but then again thats only from the chorus , the first verse might be about someone facing the death penalty or something.

No Picture Vinnie Rhythm Player	#7 by Vinnie Valium at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:03 PM EST
	"the songs about alcoholism" - It's about whatever you think it's about. Think for yourself and interpret it your own way. Cool song.

No Picture Carly Average	#8 by Carly at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:23 PM EST
	lol i can see where "gothic thrash metal" comes from! the song gets really epic in the chorous. anyway back to the meaning. I pretty much agree with everyone here. As log have said themselves it is about alcoholism and that is how Randy sees the song but as AlmightNerd says Randy loves religious metaphors so you can relate to it if you are thinkin religously. I think this song is about yourself rather than anything else. It is blaming God or the Devil for the good and the bad you do, but in the end of the day, there is no god or devil and it is all the good and bad side of yourself. It is exactly the same person! I think it is basically a struggle of man in difficulties and how he tries to blame all on others (or in case of Randy blame it on alcohol) where as you need to think of ways to get out it rather than avoiding it. The reference to this is the first verse. Can someone please post their idea on "i shudder to think of the consequence its blasphemy simple and true the tragic protaganist torments convincing myself again" I dont really get it.

No Picture nick Average	#9 by nick coffeen at Oct 4, 2007 at 5:28 PM EST
	I think it's really about the fact that the line between good and evil is very blurry and ill-defined, and how it's really all in the eyes of the beholder. "whe I'm blinded I think I see everything, convincing myself again."

No Picture Nic Rhythm Player	#10 by Nic F at Oct 6, 2007 at 12:58 PM EST
	dude. schoolbag. it's not about religion. Randy loves religious metaphors, and other than that, he's a viciously antireligious person. that and it says it's about alcoholism on their site.

No Picture (DDD Bass Gu Rhythm Player	#11 by (DDD Bass Guitar/Backup Vocals) Jeff Fritts at Oct 6, 2007 at 4:32 PM EST
	OMG IT'S ORGASMIC. when randy's first screaming DESCENDINGGGGG... gosh pure joy. "when i'm blinded i think i see everything convincing myself again" amazing line. and yes IT IS ABOUT WHATEVER YOU THINK IT'S ABOUT. that's the point of music I think.. everyone takes a different message, everyone percieves it differently.. I see how it can be about someone you lost and dealing with grief, never ending grief. and I can also see how it is about alcoholism.. "this god that i worship, this demon i blame.." its a never ending circle. Lamb of God, i have to say, just get better and better. Their music is the air I breathe. love them

No Picture stephen Average	#12 by stephen warunki at Oct 7, 2007 at 5:43 AM EST
	kool, thanks

No Picture JUSTIN Lead Player	#13 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at Oct 7, 2007 at 2:24 PM EST
	like most other people say this songs about addiction to alcohol. my thoughts on the lines "i shudder to think of the consequence its blasphemy simple and true the tragic protaganist torments convincing myself again" my thoughts on that is that he doesn't like to think about the consequence of drinking alcohol, and he knows that it's bad to do. a protaganist is a main character so he keeps trying to convince himself that the alcohol before and after he drinks it is the same stuff and it has its ups and downs and its a big circle of problems, etc. so he should quit. that's what makes sense to me

No Picture Spymaster Lead Player	#14 by Spymaster - Halo 2 at Oct 7, 2007 at 3:04 PM EST
	fuck i love this song, i just bought the album a couple days ago and this is one of my favourite songs. I think this song is about having no one to turn to except darkness " this god that i worshipped( a faded reflection ) , this demon i blame ( a flickering flame ) " And its about losing something that you cant replace " to never recover the peices to all that we've lost. "

No Picture Ale Wanna Be	#15 by Ale Rosado at Oct 9, 2007 at 7:29 PM EST
	I took this song more about religeon. Like. how all religeons have a good guy, and a bad guy. so. we want to know whats real and. we dont have everything to conclude. and alot of the lyrics can actualy fit to this. even tho this isnt the actualy meaning. but. just a thought.

No Picture Master Shaïtan Wanna Be	#16 by Master Shaïtan at Oct 10, 2007 at 1:46 AM EST
	to find out the meanings and shit?

No Picture katie Average	#17 by katie focner at Oct 11, 2007 at 9:05 PM EST
	paper hearts what the hell have i done to you

No Picture Punk Rock Princ Wanna Be	#18 by Punk Rock Princess at Oct 12, 2007 at 5:08 AM EST
	just go to www.lamb-of-god.com > bio > near the end it says stuff about sacrament

No Picture Matt Lead Player	#19 by Matt Spencer at Oct 12, 2007 at 10:30 PM EST
	heehee. great song.

No Picture jacob Average	#20 by jacob ap at Oct 13, 2007 at 2:17 AM EST
	I understand what your getting at, and it does make sense, but what do you think the "its exactly the same" here is my 2 cents, I think what the song has to do with no matter what you you choose, or what he had chosen, everything happends the way it was ment too, maybe the song has something to do with fate. I really dont know

No Picture Alyssa Professional	#21 by Alyssa at Oct 13, 2007 at 6:22 AM EST
	i give forever haunted some props he/she has some good points, and paper hearts relax we're all metal lovers here.

No Picture Justin Average	#22 by Justin Ruiz at Oct 15, 2007 at 7:04 PM EST
	this song totally kicks ass. but i read on lamb of gods website that the songs about alcoholism. and it fits too "this god that i worship, this demon i blame, conspire as one, its exactly the same" that is basically referring to how alcohol is "this god that i worship" before you start drinking it and when you first start, BUT in hindsight, its "this demon i blame" because it causes all your problems, but then its "this god that i worship" again because it seems to fix those problems. and its exactly the same because well...its alcohol it just has its ups and downs. oh, and "when i'm blinded i think i see everything" probably means that when hes drunk he feels he knows everything and is always right and does no wrong because thats what alcohol does to you. atleast thats what that line means to me.

No Picture klown Rhythm Player	#23 by klown at Oct 15, 2007 at 11:34 PM EST
	I took this song more about religeon. Like. how all religeons have a good guy, and a bad guy. so. we want to know whats real and. we dont have everything to conclude. and alot of the lyrics can actualy fit to this. even tho this isnt the actualy meaning. but. just a thought.

No Picture Alyssa Professional	#24 by Alyssa at Oct 16, 2007 at 1:35 AM EST
	I think when I first heard the line "This God that I worship, this demon I blame, conspire as one exactly the same" I thought it had something to do with the duality of religion in general and how people seem to thank god for the good and blame satan for the bad, when ultimately they are both on the same team, and one would not exist without the other. And calling just that thought blasphemous might support that.