I find that lyrics don't really hold a lot of importance. I only really take notice of Pig Destroyer, Tool and Opeth lyrics apart from learning them to sing along.

I like Pig Destroyer lyrics because they have underlying messages and are quite poetic, which doesn't really fit with the music. eg

Scatology Homework
"They heckle the gunshy assassin.
Led away in shame.
The chameleon is my favorite animal.
I learned that boys in dresses are ok on the last day of school.
There was a rainbow like a halo over the world."

Ghost Of A Bullet
"Fingerprints on my eyes like ten tiny maps to heaven.
Or ten rogue angels torching the house of god.
I fell something pressing against my kidneys.
Maybe a pair of wings.
Maybe the ghost of a bullet."


I like Opeth lyrics because they are more than the average Death Metal gore lyrics, but I guess they are more than the average Death Metal band.

I was also intrigued by Carcass lyrics because they are what is best described as intellectual gore.

Corporal Jigsore Quandary
"Bi-manual reconstruction, eldritch problem complete
A convened effigy
A pathological toy, each chunk rigorously
Inter mortis locking, as you pathogenically rot
Such a perplexing task
To fit the remains in the casket
Uliginous mess so quiescent... "