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If You Want Blood (You Got It)

Artist: AC/DC

Album: Essentials

Contains mature content for mature audiences
Contains mature content for mature audiences

Minimum age: Age 16+

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These lyrics from AC/DC's 'If You Want Blood (You've Got It)' contain several elements warranting a mature audience rating. There is one instance of mild profanity ('shit'). The dominant theme is graphic, repetitive violent imagery — blood on streets, rocks, gutters, and sheets — which, while metaphorical in rock context, is visceral and potentially disturbing for younger listeners. There are subtle undertones of exploitation and predatory dynamics ('We got what you want / And you got the lust'), which carry mild sexual connotation through the word 'lust' and the transactional framing, though this is not the primary focus. The 'christian thrown to the lions' imagery adds a layer of religious and persecution-based themes. The overall tone is aggressive and nihilistic, referencing a dehumanizing 'human zoo' dynamic. The combination of graphic violent imagery, mild profanity, aggressive tone, and subtle themes of exploitation make this most appropriate for older teenagers and adults.

Themes
violence
blood imagery
exploitation
profanity
aggression
dehumanization
nihilism
lust
predatory dynamics
religious imagery

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Analysis performed on May 25, 2026
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