Hollywood Undead - City Lyrics Meaning

"My body doused in ash with two empty cans of gas
The only evidence they have is a police sketch of my mask
And it's hard at times to ask if you can save my heart for last
And it's hard to face the facts when the darkness fades to black"

Its basically saying that we as the people are destroying the world we live in. Through this technological age we care less about the real issues and what our personal issues are. Then we also are anonymous despite all the info about us on the internet because the government doesn't care who we are as long as we're not aware of what we're doing. That's why the media is so predominant. Its a distraction from the real issues.

"It's not just make believe when they make me take a seat
And they put amphetamines in the air and make me breathe"

Talking about all the chemicals, drugs, and GMO's etc we, ourselves, are exposing us to.

"So come on and grab your children, look out for burning buildings
And villains who pillage, they're killing by the millions
And billions of people die for a lost cause
So now I pray to my nation destroyed under god"

Talking about how it feels as thought we are completely lost and separated from God however, we are not. (key word being feels)

"The city looks so pretty, do you wanna burn it with me?
'Til the skies bleeds ashes and the fucking skyline crashes"

Talking about the facade that everything is okay and getting better in the world. This lyric sees through the fake and notices how corrupt and messed up everything really is.

"They catch us with matches to ignite the flame
And all the hopes of a youth deemed fucking insane"

Talking about the people who are self aware being labeled as extremists or even unintelligent. Talking about the people who actually do care about what's going on being ignored and thought of as insane.

"They say,
Take the pill
In god we trust
Go and kill
God loves us
As in life as in death
Breathing 'til there is no breath"

Talking about how we were Founded on Christianity but are now a corrupt country. Throwing around pills, drugs, alcohol, porn, media, commercialism, materialism, fake politics etc while pedal pushing "religion" to mask whats wrong and make everything seem ok.

"I will not die in the night but in the light
Of the sun with the ashes of this world in my lungs
But who am I to say let's all just run away
Grab your saints and pray, we're gonna burn this world today."

Saying that they will not be fooled like everyone else. They see what is wrong and want to change it. That they are enlightened and knowledgeable and did something to try and change it. That they themselves tried. And in doing so they want to evacuate. Want to do something.

"As in heaven as on earth
We've been dead since our birth"

I can see this in two different ways. In a Biblical Way or in a Meditative way. First of all it goes with Christian Beliefs that we are dead since we're born here because we're apart from our Father and born in sin which is equivalent to death. However he still watches us and helps us til we can be reunited.

Otherwise, I see this as a since birth we are conditioned to pay attention to the meaningless sides of life. Media. Sports. Drama. Pop Culture etc. rather than pay attention to whats going on and actually using our rights to make this country a better place.

"We use the trees as torches
Do you wanna burn it with me?
Fill the streets with corpses
Do you wanna burn it with me?
Watch the city fucking bleed
Do you wanna burn it with me?
Bring the world to its knees
Do you wanna burn it with me?"

This is all about taking action and destroying the corruption and then using it as a start to a revolution or a warning sign.