Lyrics
How long ago did I die?
Questioning the duration since the speaker's death.
How long ago did I become
Reflecting on the time when the speaker became a part of the earth after death.
Part of the hollow soil?
Feeling integrated into the empty ground or grave.
I'm here to rot
Expressing the purpose of being present – to decay.
My skin, my insides
Describing the decomposition of the physical body.
Have turned to dust
Emphasizing the disintegration of the skin and internal organs into dust.
My heart, my lungs
Highlighting the decay and infestation of the heart and lungs by worms.
Have been infected by worms
How long ago did I die?
Repetition of the earlier question about the time of death, indicating a haunting uncertainty.
How long ago did I become
Reiteration of becoming part of the lifeless soil after death.
Part of the hollow soil?
My skin, my insides
Repetition of the disintegration of skin and internal organs into dust.
Have turned to dust
I've been dead all this time
Realization of being deceased for an extended period.
Why am I rotting in real life?
Questioning the reason for experiencing decay in the present reality despite being dead for so long.
The stench of pestilence haunts me every day
Expressing the persistent and haunting presence of decay or disease.
I'm rotting on the inside
Feeling the decay internally, suggesting emotional or mental deterioration.
Days go by and I only seem to get worse
Expressing a worsening condition despite the passage of time.
Oh, bury me
Repetition of a plea to be buried, possibly to end the decay and suffering.
Oh, bury me
-How long ago did I die?
Reiteration of the uncertainty about the time of death.
How long ago did I become
Repeating the idea of becoming a part of the lifeless soil after death.
Part of the hollow soil?
I'm here to rot
Re-emphasizing the purpose of being present - to decay.
They say that hell is really here on earth
Relating the concept of experiencing hell on earth to the speaker's feeling of being dead.
I can relate by the fact that I'm dead
-They say that hell is really here on earth
-I can relate by the fact that I'm dead
Can you see I'm really dead?
Asserting the reality of being truly dead, possibly metaphorically.
I'm really dead
-They say that hell is really here on earth
Reiteration of likening life on earth to a hellish existence due to feeling dead inside.
I can relate by the fact that I'm dead
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