Cannibal Corpse, I C** Blood | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

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On the 24^th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “I Cum Blood” by Cannibal Corpse.

ring on the controversy, won’t you? Controversial Tunes is a column that provides background information and insight into songs that raised eyebrows and totally stirred the pot. The records that grace Controversial Tunes are old and new alike, with all genres of music welcome. On the 24^th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song,

“I Cum Blood” by

Cannibal Corpse.

Theme & Lyrics

Cutting straight to the chase, the majority of Tomb of the Mutilated, the 1992 album by metal band Cannibal Corpse, could be featured on Controversial Tunes . Just scan the track names and there’s nothing the least bit ‘family friendly’ about this affair. In addition to the song at hand, “I Cum Blood,” other song titles include “Addicted to Vaginal Skin” (featured on A Twisted Soundtrack for Ed Gein: Butcher of Plainfield), “Entrails Ripped from a Virgin’s C**t”, and “Post Mortal Ejaculation”. As the saying goes, “Ain’t that some shit”?

Focused on “I Cum Blood,” it is as brutal – #Olivia Rodrigo – and rough around the edges as you’d expect. “Swollen with liquid / Ready to burst,” front man Chris Barnes sings on the first verse, continuing, “Load of my nymph / Will quench this dead body’s thirst.” Well, damn. Of course, Barnes and company are referring to, um, a particular white liquid: “Fucking the rotting / My semen is bleeding / Smell of decay / Seeps from her genital cavity.” Disgusting, disgusting, DISGUSTING! Furthermore, I have questions about the ‘bleeding’ part of the lyrical excerpt.

Those excerpts, of course, ‘come’ merely from the first verse. Chris Barnes is NOT done. Prior to the second verse, we get the titular line, in all its, um, ‘blood lust,’ I suppose.

“I cum blood from my erection
I feel it run
Down her throat, swallow.”

Phew! It gets worse, peeps! This necrophilia only grows more detailed – seriously twisted AF. Barnes goes on to say, “I need a live woman / To fill with my fluid / A delicate girl to mutilate, fuck and kill…” Oh my… The third verse is disturbing as well. At least, Barnes admits to his crimes :

“Greatest thrill of my life
Slit my own cock with a knife
Violent climax
Surging serum
On my skin.”

Final Thoughts

Again, I say, “Ain’t that some shit”? Honestly, that’s the size of it when it comes to characterizing “I Cum Blood.” Cannibal Corpse has always lived on the edge and this hellish tune is a prime example. Also, amplifying the controversy of Tomb of the Mutilated is the cover art, which features an illustrated example of necrophilia. Stay classy and family friendly, Cannibal Corpse!