Premature Burial
Eternal Torment: Malevolent Reflections on Premature Burial
Lyrics
Scratching at the box, hand stretches from the earth.
Describes the act of someone trying to escape from a buried state, symbolizing a struggle against death.
Deceased before I am dead, denounced since birth.
Expresses a feeling of being rejected or condemned since birth, possibly implying a life filled with hardship.
Alone in this dark void, left to deal with my fear.
Portrays a sense of isolation and fear in a dark, empty space.
No way to escape the embrace of the dead.
Describes the inevitability of death, using the metaphor of being embraced by the dead.
Body numb does not respond, my mind sees all.
The disconnect between the body's numbness and the mind's awareness, highlighting a surreal experience.
Coroner tags me for burial, ignoring life's call.
Depicts a situation where the speaker is declared dead by a coroner, yet they are still alive.
My body left to rot yet the blood still flows.
Despite the body decaying, the blood continues to flow, emphasizing the persistence of life.
Lowered down into my plot, the soil is now my home.
Describes the physical act of being buried in the soil, becoming a permanent home.
Release of my soul is impossible to me.
Expresses the impossibility of releasing the soul while the body is still alive.
When I still possess it how can it be free?
Raises a philosophical question about the freedom of the soul when the speaker still possesses it.
Not dead yet, why am I ignored?
Questions why the speaker is ignored or overlooked when they are not yet dead.
Mourning for the dead.
Suggests a sense of mourning for the dead, possibly reflecting on the speaker's own premature burial.
Not dead yet, while I still live.
Reiterates that the speaker is not yet dead and still alive.
Premature burial, premature burial.
Emphasizes the theme of premature burial as a central concept in the song.
Pronounced dead, I still see I lie motionless.
Despite being pronounced dead, the speaker remains conscious and motionless.
A mind that's still alert while function cease.
Highlights the paradox of an alert mind coexisting with a body that has ceased to function.
Awake, I still am forever trapped.
Describes an eternal state of being awake, trapped and unable to experience daylight.
The light of day it now will never be seen.
Symbolizes the permanent darkness, implying that the light of day will never be seen again.
The crawling of the insects, is all that I now feel.
Describes the tactile sensation of insects crawling on the speaker's flesh.
Alive upon my flesh, my death is not real.
Despite being alive, the speaker perceives death as unreal with insects alive on their flesh.
Not dead yet, premature burial,
Repeats the assertion that the speaker is not yet dead, underscoring the theme of premature burial.
Mourning for the dead, premature burial,
Reiterates the mourning for the dead, emphasizing the premature nature of the burial.
Expiration met, premature burial,
States that expiration has not occurred, emphasizing the premature aspect of the burial.
I still live, premature burial,
Affirms the speaker's continued existence despite the premature burial.
Kill me, premature burial.
Direct plea to end the premature burial, possibly expressing a desire for release from the trapped state.
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