BR Lexicon
Well, we all know how smart the world's greatest punk band is. This lexicon should prove it! Herein lies most of the big words found in the lyrics of just about every Bad Religion song. Some words might not be so obscure to you, but when in doubt, we threw it in anyway. There should be something here for everybody. Enjoy!

Many thanks to Eric Legault!

Currently the lexicon contains 566 words.
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Macrame
An elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like
"She was all draped in macrame." - Queen Of The 21st Century
- Greg Graffin
Maelstrom
A violent whirlpool
"And you made a maelstrom of organic debris." - Chimaera
- Greg Graffin
Malady
A disease, a disorder, or an ailment.
"Mass paranoia is a mode, not a malady." - The Defense
- Brett Gurewitz
Manacle
Handcuffs
"For the canticle of manacles abating." - Prodigal Son
- Brett Gurewitz
Manifestation
Display, demonstration
"And that causes are just manifestations" - Empty Causes
- Greg Graffin
"It's the manifestation of a deeper fight" - Fertile Crescent
- Greg Graffin
"Hate is a simple manifestation" - Them And Us
- Greg Graffin
Mantide
A family of carnivorous insects, the type of an order
"Crazy flowing mantide migrations" - News From The Front
- Brett Gurewitz, Jay Bentley, Bobby Schayer
Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe
"And maybe Jack did it to Marilyn," - Don't Pray On Me
- Brett Gurewitz
Mark David
Mark David Chapman; John Lennon's assassin
"And Mark David did it to John." - Don't Pray On Me
- Brett Gurewitz
Markovian Process
A sequence of events each determined by the one immediately preceding it and no other, formulated by Russian
"Markovian process," - Markovian Process
- Greg Graffin
Martyr
1. A person who chooses to die rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs
2. A person who suffers greatly or dies for a cause or belief
"Our heroes and martyrs" - Heroes & Martyrs
- Brett Gurewitz
Mediocrity
(noun) Average or commonplace
"Ignoring mortality, we worship mediocrity" - In So Many Ways
- Greg Graffin
"Mediocrity. [3x]" - Mediocrity
- Greg Graffin
Meek
1. Showing patience and humility; gentle.
2. Easily imposed on; submissive.
"I heard them say that the meek shall reign on earth," - 1000 More Fools
- Brett Gurewitz
"Older, meek, and conformed." - Empty Causes
- Greg Graffin
"(And I'm not meek!) " - Materialist
- Greg Graffin
"Only the meek follow." - The Lie
- Greg Graffin
Mentor
A wise and trusted counselor
"He's our mentor, disturb him if you can." - Automatic Man
- Brett Gurewitz
"Graduated mentors stroll in marbled brick porticos" - Inner Logic
- Greg Graffin
"Hey, did you find the pieces your mentor left behind?" - The Dichotomy
- Brett Gurewitz
Mercurial
Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile
"With mercurial smile" - Broken
- Brett Gurewitz
Metamorphosis
A transformation
"To insure against your likely metamorphosis into this reprobate?" - Henchman
- Greg Graffin
Metaphysical
Highly abstract, subtle, or abstruse
"When true love is metaphysical" - It's Reciprocal
- Greg Graffin, Brian Baker, Bobby Schayer
Microcosm
A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system
"A complex microcosm of the human race," - Lookin' In
- Greg Graffin
Migrations
1. going from one country to another, esp. Repeatedly and in large groups
2. passing repeatedly from one region or climate to another, as certain birds
"Crazy flowing mantide migrations" - News From The Front
- Brett Gurewitz, Jay Bentley, Bobby Schayer
Minion
A loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
"The sanctimonious minions how they grovel at the feet" - Requiem For Dissent
- Greg Graffin
Minutia
a small or minor detail
"Most cannot remember minutia learned in school." - The Biggest Killer In American History
- Greg Graffin
Mire
1. an area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog
2. deep slimy soil or mud
3. disadvantagious or difficult condition or situation
"Lobbying determined through a mire of disbelievers," - Them And Us
- Greg Graffin
Mirth
1. rejoicing; gaiety or jollity
2. amusement or laughter
"And the pursuit of mirth and all hating kind" - Positive Aspect Of Negative Thinking
- Jay Bentley
"At a drastic time full of plastic mirth," - Watch It Die
- Greg Graffin
Misanthropic
Hating mankind
"A misanthropic anthropoid with nothing to" - Do What You Want
- Brett Gurewitz
Mockery
To treat with contempt or ridicule
"He soon became a mockery." - The Answer
- Greg Graffin
Modal
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a mode.
"Having just discovered a long solved modal secret " - The Surface Of Me
Moiety
One of two equal or approximately equal parts
"He struggled to find a distinctive moiety." - Them And Us
- Greg Graffin
Mongrels
1. animals or plants resulting from the crossing of different breeds or species
2. of mixed breed, nature or origin
"Did you walk the line? Did you see the mongrels on either side?" - The Dichotomy
- Brett Gurewitz
Moniker
A person's name, esp. a nickname
"My moniker is man and I'm rotten to the core." - Do What You Want
- Brett Gurewitz
Monoculture
A culture that lacks diversity
"Monoculture whores entered the bidding wars from distant shores," - Grains Of Wrath
- Greg Graffin
Morose
1. Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
2. Characterized by or expressing gloom.
"Filled with poignant morose wonder," - Tiny Voices
- Greg Graffin
Mortified
Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
"And I was mortified." - 1000 Memories
- Greg Graffin
Mosaic
A surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces to form figures or patterns
"Or are you just a mosaic of thoughts alone" - Chimaera
- Greg Graffin
Murky
Dark, dim, or gloomy.
"The vortex of their minds ensconsed within the murky deep." - 1000 More Fools
- Brett Gurewitz
"Bring him endless murky musings and unexpected frustration." - Sometimes It Feels Like
- Brett Gurewitz
Muse
Any of the nine sister goddesses of learning and the arts in Greek myth.
Also:
1) a source of inspiration
2) a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction
"I refuse to abuse what is kind to the Muse," - Along The Way
- Greg Graffin
Musings
To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in meditation; to consider or say thoughtfully
"Bring him endless murky musings and unexpected frustration." - Sometimes It Feels Like
- Brett Gurewitz
Muster
1. To cause to come together; gather
2. To call forth; summon up
"Muster to it fast." - Let It Burn
- Greg Graffin
"But he can't muster the support." - Portrait Of Authority
- Greg Graffin
Mutilate
1. To destroy beyond recognition
2. To render imperfect
3. To harm as to impair use
"Lacerate eviscerate and perforate and mutilate" - Germs Of Perfection
- Greg Graffin
Mutinous
Turbulent and uncontrollable
"A mutinous enemy" - Strange Denial
- Greg Graffin
Myoma
A tumor consisting of muscle tissue
"I am one big myoma that thinks: " - Modern Man
- Greg Graffin
Myriad
1. an indefinitely great number
2. ten thousand
"Phantasmal myriads of sane bucolic birth." - 1000 More Fools
- Brett Gurewitz