The Cotard Effect

Embracing Decay: The Cotard Effect Unveiled
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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

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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

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They say that hell is really here on earth

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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

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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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