Going Out To Get You

The lyrics present a speaker pursuing someone he portrays as dangerous, deceptive, or supernatural. The repeated “going out to get you” sounds like a determined threat, while the speaker also claims he can calm violence and prevent pain. As the song moves through strange scenes, its mood shifts between menace, accusation, and dark fantasy.

The images are deliberately unsettling: a “Pulpit of the Python” suggests a place where a sinister creature speaks with authority, while “Devil’s Kitchen” and “Hades” create a hellish setting. The “pretty laces” hiding something, and the hermit caught in a “mesh,” suggest that attractive appearances or charm may conceal manipulation. These may be symbolic rather than literal events.

Yet the target’s guilt is not certain. The speaker asks, “Are you really evil?”—a question that leaves room for doubt, even after making accusations. The speaker’s confidence and violent language could make him a protector confronting evil, but they could also make him seem threatening or unreliable. The lyrics offer a feverish conflict rather than a clear account of who is right.