Wake the Dead
Awaken the Cosmic Horror: A Caffeinated Journey into Eternal Awakening
Lyrics
Well I've been asleep
Expressing a period of dormancy or inactivity.
For a thousand years
Emphasizing a long duration of being inactive or unaware.
But now I'm out of bed
Indicating a shift from inactivity to action.
And stuck in first gear
Feeling stuck or sluggish in progress.
If I'm to unleash
Referring to the intention of revealing something horrifying.
A little cosmic horror
Expressing a desire for cosmic horror, suggesting supernatural or otherworldly experiences.
I'll need a cup of joe
Connecting the need for energy with a humorous reference to coffee.
For this former snorer
Referring to the persona as a former snorer, humorously highlighting the need for awakening.
Don't pray to me
Asking not to be prayed to until after having coffee, humorously portraying the importance of caffeine.
Until I've had my coffee
Emphasizing the priority of having coffee before any requests or prayers are made.
Carafe carafe carafe
Playfully emphasizing the need for coffee, using terms like "carafe" and warning against decaf.
Don't let me catch you pouring decaf
-Arise arise
-I need a double shot and a red eye
-Have a sip
Encouraging the listener to have coffee to clear their head, humorously suggesting the potent effect of the coffee.
And clear your head
-'Cus this cup could wake the dead
-Well now I'm gonna feast
Transitioning to a metaphorical feast on souls, acknowledging the need for more coffee to sustain energy.
On a thousand souls
-Where your mind was once
-I'll leave an empty hole
-But it's getting late
-And I'm losing steam
-I need a pick me up
-With a splash of cream
-Now I can't sleep
-I've had too much caffeine
-Carafe carafe carafe
Repeating the emphasis on the importance of coffee and its potency.
Don't let me catch you pouring decaf
-Arise arise
-I need a double shot and a red eye
-Have a sip
-And clear your head
-'Cus this cup could wake the dead
Reiterating the idea that the coffee has the power to wake the dead.
That is not dead
Quoting and paraphrasing H.P. Lovecraft, suggesting the eternal nature of certain things and the inevitability of death.
Which can eternal lie
-And with strange eons even
-Even death may die
-May die
-May die!
-Don't let me catch you pouring decaf
Repeating the need for coffee, using a sequence of actions to humorously emphasize the awakening process.
Arise arise
-I need a double shot and a red eye
-Now's
-The time
-To
-Awake
-Rise
-And grind
-And per-
-Collate
-Pour
-A cup
-And
-Accept your fate
Concluding with the acceptance of fate, possibly referencing the inevitability of life's challenges.
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