The song "Still Counting" by the Danish band Volbeat explores the themes of hypocrisy, insincerity, and self-deception. The lyrical hero, finding himself surrounded by people he considers "bastards" ("counting all the bastards in the room"), realizes that he himself is no better
In Volbeat's song "Leviathan," the lyrical hero addresses the mythical sea creature, Leviathan, as an old friend and a source of strength. He feels despair and hopelessness in the face of evil and destruction in the world ("I cannot save the world from perishing alone, without any protection")