I remember I can up with the opening riff, which is also the chorus, one day while sitting around practicing some time back in 2005. Like most of our songs I just tucked the riff away in my mind and played around with it until something else came to me. Before long I had the verse to go along with the chorus so the song was pretty well structured. I wanted to have an evil part in the middle to break up the song so it would not be boring. After playing with the verse and chorus for a few weeks I came up with the break down riff in the middle and subsequent solo break. George and I worked out a nice dual guitar solo for the second half of the solo break and we were basically done. This song is a little strange as it ends on a verse instead of a chorus. I then brought the song to the band and we massaged it a little further until everyone was happy with the feel.

Once I knew how the drums were structured and had a good idea of the tempo of the song I started writing the lyrics. I usually come up with the theme first then put myself in the role and write the story. I believe I was watching something on TV about human sacrifice and thought it would be a good subject for this song. I did a little research and began writing. I usually sit down with my guitar and play the verse when I am writing the lyrics so I have the proper tempo and beat to match the words. After an afternoon I had the finished product and began memorizing the lyrics for our next rehearsal.