Bad Religion - Germs of Perfection
Time: 0:26
Enrich the fallow soil with germs of perfection
Delegate, facilitate, investigate, and obviate
The black turns green, black turns green
obviate
prevent; do away with
Heard in 6 songs (304K+ combined views) — most famously in "Germs of Perfection" by Bad Religion.
Updated August 20, 2026
Songs Featuring “obviate”
Morbid Angel - This Means War!
Time: 1:07
Hear now the winds of change
A force to obviate
All the enemies naked now
Benediction - Nothing on the Inside
Time: 3:02
There's sorrow for those who have died
Ransomed lives to obviate
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Mimi Barks - SILENT TEARS
Time: 1:08
Run from my face to a darker place
Tried to obviate the fallout but it's just too late
When the fuse bursts into flames
Astra - Open Your Eyes
Time: 0:31
These shadows beneath are pulling me
Obviate this demise away from me
When days are dark
Toyah - Obsolete
Time: 0:11
And death will greet
To obviate
The obsolete
