ARK OF SUFFERING – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: TOURNIQUET
• Album: STOP THE BLEEDING

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful message of Tourniquet's 'Ark of Suffering,' a foundational thrash metal track that uniquely blends aggressive musicality with a profound plea for animal welfare. Learn about the band's commitment to using music as a vehicle for both sonic exploration and impactful social commentary, encouraging listeners to engage with important ethical themes through powerful lyrics rooted in biblical perspectives.

[English]

You think it's alright to destroy God's creation

They don't have a voice, so who cares how we treat them here

If you read His word, you should know that He blessed them

I know your defense is to say, "God said dominate them"

Do you think dominate means to kill just for sport?

Wear their fur from their backs

Train them for circus acts

Take our pets to be gassed once their "cute" age has passed

Don't you see in their eyes how they trust us?

But man, in his sin, turns that trust into horrible pain

When God says to man, "Give account of your life's work"

We must be prepared to reply, "Your creation I loved"

Locked behind steel cages

Forced to take drugs we've made

Cut them up just to show

What we already know

Before they die...

Who will hear their cry?

Genesis 1: 20-30

Habakkuk 2: 17

Psalms 145: 9, 16-17

Psalms 150: 6

Exodus 23: 11-12

Jonah 4: 11

Proverbs 12: 10

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[Spanish]

You think it's alright to destroy God's creation

They don't have a voice so who cares how we're treating them here

If you read His word you should know that He blessed them

I know your defense is to say, "God said dominate them"

Do you think dominate means to kill just for sport?

Wear the fur from their backs

Train them for circus acts

Take our pets to be gassed once their "cute" age has passed

Don't you see in their eyes how they trust us?

But man in his sin turns that trust into horrible pain

When God says to man, "Give account of your life's work"

We must be prepared to reply, "Your creation I loved"

Locked behind steel cage

Forced to take drugs we've made

Cut them up just to show

What we already know

Before they die...

Who will hear them cry?

Genesis 1: 20-30

Habakkuk 2: 17

Psalms 145: 9, 16-17

Psalms 150: 6

Exodus 23: 11-12

Jonah 4: 11

Proverbs 12: 10

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B1	verb - to damage beyond repair or ruin
creation /kriˈeɪʃən/ B1	noun - something that has been made or brought into existence
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - sound produced by humans or animals for speech or song
treating /ˈtriːtɪŋ/ B2	verb - the act of behaving towards or dealing with someone or something in a particular way
blessed /ˈblɛsɪd/ B2	adjective - made holy or endowed with divine blessing
dominate /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/ B2	verb - to have control over others or a situation
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause death of a living being
train /treɪn/ A2	verb - to teach or develop skills or habits through practice
pass /pæs/ A2	verb - to move past or through an area or point
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of information or facts
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words to express something
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have an opinion or believe something
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - belief in the reliability or honesty of someone or something verb - to believe that someone or something is reliable or honest
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of information or facts

Key Grammar Structures

• You think it's alright to destroy God's creation

  ➔ Subject + think + it's + adjective + to + infinitive

  ➔ This structure expresses an opinion or belief about the appropriateness of an action. "alright" functions as an adjective describing the action of destroying God's creation. The phrase "it's alright to" acts as a single unit indicating approval of an action. Another common way is to say: "You think it's okay to..."

• They don't have a voice so who cares how we're treating them here

  ➔ Relative clause implied by 'who cares how'

  ➔ The phrase "who cares how we're treating them here" is a rhetorical question acting as a statement that implies nobody cares. "How we're treating them here" functions as a noun clause (embedded question) within the broader question. Notice the use of "how" instead of "the way".

• If you read His word you should know that He blessed them

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 1 (probable)

  ➔ This is a typical conditional sentence. "If you read His word" is the condition, and "you should know that He blessed them" is the result. The use of "should" implies a degree of expectation or obligation.

• I know your defense is to say, "God said dominate them"

  ➔ Noun clause as complement ('to say')

  ➔ The phrase "to say 'God said dominate them'" is acting as a noun clause, specifically functioning as the complement of the verb "is". It completes the meaning of the noun "defense".

• Do you think dominate means to kill just for sport?

  ➔ Embedded Question (indirect question)

  ➔ "Do you think [what dominate means]?" The phrase "what dominate means" would be the direct question, but it's embedded inside the larger question. Note the subject-verb order changes in the embedded question (dominate means).

• Wear the fur from their backs

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ This is a direct command. The subject is implied (you). The verb "Wear" is in its base form.

• Take our pets to be gassed once their "cute" age has passed

  ➔ Passive infinitive (to be gassed) and adverbial clause of time ('once')

  ➔ "to be gassed" is an infinitive phrase in the passive voice, indicating that the pets are the recipients of the action. The clause "once their 'cute' age has passed" modifies the verb "Take", indicating *when* the action occurs. "Once" here means 'after'.

• But man in his sin turns that trust into horrible pain

  ➔ Phrasal verb (turns... into)

  ➔ The phrasal verb "turns... into" means to change something into something else. Here, it shows the transformation of trust into pain.