Bring Out Your Dead
Harbingers of Doom: Unveiling the Dark Tale Behind 'Bring Out Your Dead'
Lyrics
The plague struck hard in the neighborhood
The neighborhood was severely affected by the plague.
Killed more than we thought it would
The death toll exceeded initial expectations.
I roll out the body cart
The singer takes out a cart to transport bodies.
Scour the city, part by part
Searching throughout the city, piece by piece.
Pile them up, it's collection day
Stacking bodies as it's the day for collection.
You'll notice when I'm on my way
People become aware when the singer approaches.
Im known by the foul smell
The singer is recognized by a foul odor.
And the ever ringing bell
A bell is rung as a warning of the singer's presence.
Bring out your dead
Requesting for the deceased to be brought forward.
Bring out your dead
Reiterating the plea to bring out the dead.
Rats go rampant in the streets
Rats are spreading uncontrollably in the streets.
Death bringers ridden with disease
Those who bring death are carriers of disease.
Enforcing the pest they bring
They enforce the plague, contributing to its spread.
Fulfilling the sickening
They fulfill the sickening reality of the situation.
Black death haunts the lands
The Black Death is pervasive in the area.
On the reapers orders
Acting under the orders of death.
The devils command
They follow the commands of evil.
Life itself at war
Life itself is in conflict.
With invisible killers
There's a battle against unseen deadly agents.
Sprung from hells' door
These killers originate from a place of great evil.
Throw the dead ones on the pyre
Bodies are thrown onto a funeral pyre.
Thick smoke rising ever higher
Smoke rises as the pyre burns.
I empty the meat wagon
Emptying the cart used for carrying bodies.
Then I'll do my rounds again
Preparing to make rounds again to collect more bodies.
Bring out your dead
Asking once more for the deceased to be brought out.
Bring out your dead
Repeating the call for the dead to be brought forward.
Black death haunts the lands
Reiteration of the pervasive nature of the Black Death.
On the reapers orders
Acting under death's commands again.
The devils command
Obeying the directives of evil once more.
Life itself at war
Life is engaged in a battle against unseen deadly forces.
With invisible killers
There's a struggle against deadly agents from a place of evil.
Sprung from hells' door
These deadly agents emerge from a place of great evil.
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