Disembodied reunited on May 2, 2009 at the Burning Fight festival in Chicago, IL. They then played the 10 for $10 show in St. Paul, MN on July 31 with Poison The Well, Madball, Terror, Trapped Under Ice, The Ghost Inside, and more. After an appearance at Ieper Fest in Ypres, Belgium on August 30, a collection of rarities, Psalms Of Sheol, was released on September 15.
Disembodied disbanded again in summer 2011 and reformed again in 2017 to play This Is Hardcore Festival in Philadelphia, PA.
Transfiguration, a remastered compilation of their discography, was released on November 29, 2019.
2) 'Old School' Death Metal band from Coral Springs, Florida who formed in 1990 and released a 3 track demo in 1991
3) Dark ambient/atmospheric metal band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Heroin Fingers
Disembodied Lyrics
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how you pathetically hold on to you insignificant martyrdom
the sweet taste of your fresh victims veins coursing through you
I can feel your cold embrace on my lifeless body
can you save me from my suffering
can you save me from my feelings
can you save me
I feel you but I can't see you
I CAN'T SEE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!
your cold embrace, your translucent presense
a kiss of DEATH
adorned with sick sadistic pleasure that
only makes me stronger
reaping my final vengeance upon your soul
The lyrics to Disembodied's song "Heroin Fingers" delve into the theme of addiction and the desire for a destructive substance that one knows will ultimately lead to their demise. The opening line, "merciless death how you love your precious guilt," is a personification of the addiction and the hold that it has on the individual. The use of the word "precious" implies that the addiction is something that is cherished, despite its detrimental effects. The following line, "how you pathetically hold on to your insignificant martyrdom," highlights the individual's perception that they are a victim to their addiction, yet their continued use is a choice.
The chorus of the song, "can you save me from my suffering, can you save me from my feelings, can you save me," displays the individual's desperation and desire for escape from their emotional and physical pain. The juxtaposition of the words "save me" with references to death and a "kiss of death" suggests that the individual may have some subconscious understanding that their addiction will lead to their demise, yet they are unable to break free from its hold.
The final line, "reaping my final vengeance upon your soul," could either be interpreted as a person wanting revenge against their addiction or as them realizing that their addiction will ultimately cause their death and accepting that fact. Overall, the song portrays the destructive power of addiction and the struggle that one faces in trying to overcome it.
Line by Line Meaning
Merciless death how you love your precious guilt
The idea of death is nothing but guilt, but death loves it anyway, and cherishes it obsessively
how you pathetically hold on to you insignificant martyrdom
Despite being a meaningless martyr, death holds on to it pathetically, refusing to let go of its own pedestal
the sweet taste of your fresh victims veins coursing through you
Death savors the taste and feeling of freshly killed victims' blood as it courses through its veins
I can feel your cold embrace on my lifeless body
The author is speaking to death itself, saying that they can almost feel it wrapping them up and killing them
can you save me from my suffering
The author pleads to death, asking for salvation from their current pain and anguish
can you save me from my feelings
The author asks death to help rid them of their emotional and psychological pain as well
can you save me
The author continues to plead, this time with a direct request for death to release them from their suffering
I feel you but I can't see you
Despite not being able to see death, the author knows it's there and can feel its presence
I CAN'T SEE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!
The author screams out in frustration at not being able to see death even though they know it's there
your cold embrace, your translucent presense
The author describes death's presence as cold and almost ghost-like, further emphasizing its deep and powerful nature
a kiss of DEATH
Death's cold embrace is like a kiss; something that can bring pleasure or pain depending on how it's received
adorned with sick sadistic pleasure that
Death's pleasure at performing its duties is twisted and sadistic in nature, making it all the more terrifying
only makes me stronger
Despite being afraid of death, the author recognizes that death's power and presence are making them more powerful as well
reaping my final vengeance upon your soul
Finally, the author takes control, telling death that they will have the last laugh and get their own vengeance upon it and its soul for what it's done
Contributed by Natalie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.