Maggots
Embracing Decay: Unveiling the Profound Meaning in Memorize the Dictionary's 'Maggots'
Lyrics
Maggots are nice when you're in the ground
Maggots are appreciated when one is buried in the ground.
They offer a release
They provide a form of liberation or relief.
Maggots are nice when you're in the ground
Reiteration of the idea that maggots are beneficial in the context of being underground.
You turn the other cheek
Metaphorically, turning the other cheek in the face of challenges or adversity.
Don't you wish you could go to sleep
Expressing a desire for a prolonged period of rest or escape through sleep.
For a thousand years
Wishing for an extended period of deep sleep lasting a thousand years.
So all the things you missed
Hoping that during the extended sleep, clarity is gained about missed experiences.
Become all too clear
Realizing and understanding things that were previously unclear or overlooked.
In the black of night, it's space
Describing the vast emptiness of space during the darkness of the night.
There's a flat response
Indicating a lack of emotional response or a numb reaction to the vastness of space.
The worms will find you when you come around
Suggesting that challenges or difficulties (represented by worms) will find you.
They'll lead you to your fate
These challenges will guide you towards your inevitable destiny or outcome.
Your fate
Reiteration of the inescapable fate that awaits.
Don't you wish you could go to sleep
Repeating the desire for an extended period of sleep or escape.
For a thousand years
Reiterating the wish for a deep sleep lasting a thousand years.
So all the things you missed
Expressing the hope that, during the prolonged sleep, insights into missed experiences become evident.
Become all too clear
Repeating the idea that clarity about overlooked aspects becomes apparent during the extended sleep.
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