Nest
A Million Dead Birds Laughing Lyrics

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You're about to become
Entirely disease-dependent
You're about to be taught
Sobriety sees too many walls...

For pollination we reform
The putative queen is wet
Take another hit before she withers

You're about to be born
Entirely disease-dependent
You're about to be bought
Reliance is law

With so many fleeting features may the virulent saints keep their pressure on the weak, turn their backs on the bleeding that grinds my heart.

I have answered to her call
Now won't she come and take my body
For these signatures are burning
They've postponed armageddon for the weaker generation
The immigrants have rent their goddess apart
So that they can sleep in shit
I'm peeling layers from my skin
So that she can see me bleed... Her blood.

Kissing the seasons has been a state of surrender

How shall the nest queen take my heart and eat it?
Raw!!!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Nest" by A Million Dead Birds Laughing provoke a lot of thought and interpretation. The first lines talk about becoming disease-dependent, which could refer to addiction or reliance on something harmful to survive. Sobriety is seen as restrictive, and the singer is about to be taught something new. The line "For pollination, we reform, the putative queen is wet" is metaphorical and could be interpreted in different ways. It could refer to the exchange of ideas or the sexual nature of humans.

The second verse continues the theme of disease-dependence, where the singer is about to be born and bought into reliance. The line "With so many fleeting features, may the virulent saints keep their pressure on the weak, turn their backs on the bleeding that grinds my heart," suggests the singer is vulnerable and has been hurt before. The final lines are cryptic and open to interpretation. The singer has answered the call of someone, possibly the putative queen, and is willing to bleed for her. The final line, "How shall the nest queen take my heart and eat it? Raw!!!" is a visceral image of surrender.

Line by Line Meaning

You're about to become
You are on the brink of becoming

Entirely disease-dependent
Fully reliant on disease

You're about to be taught
You are going to be instructed

Sobriety sees too many walls...
Being sober is constricting

For pollination we reform
We adapt for the purpose of pollination

The putative queen is wet
The supposed queen is drenched

Take another hit before she withers
Consume more before it deteriorates

You're about to be born
You are on the verge of being born

Entirely disease-dependent
Completely dependent on disease

You're about to be bought
You are soon to be purchased

Reliance is law
Being dependent is the norm

With so many fleeting features may the virulent saints keep their pressure on the weak, turn their backs on the bleeding that grinds my heart.
The powerful should continue to pressure the vulnerable and ignore their suffering

I have answered to her call
I have responded to her summons

Now won't she come and take my body
Will she not come to claim me?

For these signatures are burning
These signatures are being destroyed

They've postponed armageddon for the weaker generation
The apocalypse has been postponed for the powerless

The immigrants have rent their goddess apart
Foreigners have torn apart their deity

So that they can sleep in shit
So they can live in squalor

I'm peeling layers from my skin
I am removing layers from my skin

So that she can see me bleed... Her blood.
So that she can witness me bleed, which is her blood

Kissing the seasons has been a state of surrender
Embracing the seasons has been a form of capitulation

How shall the nest queen take my heart and eat it?
In what manner will the queen of the nest consume my heart?

Raw!!!
In its uncooked form!!!

Contributed by Elliot J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.