New Corpse
Acid Bath Lyrics

The pagan flames burn through the night
The singer is reveling in the pagan flames that burn brightly throughout the night, feeling as though they have claim over them by asserting 'everything's mine.'

Blackness my whore I bleed the light
The singer is personifying 'blackness' as their whore who they have a parasitic relationship with, wherein they 'bleed the light' from their source to draw power from it.

I know my time is coming soon
The singer acknowledges that their time to die is approaching soon and reflects that they will gain power in doing so, asserting that 'everything's mine.'

Miles of bone lay on the ground
The artist is observing the vast amount of death around them, recognizing it as a source of power ('it's all mine') rather than an outcry against mortality.

In remembrance of warmth would you shit on me?
The artist is questioning whether they will be treated with contempt when they inevitably die, and whether anyone will remember them with warmth rather than disdain.

I am the new corpse paling beneath the shade tree
The singer has already died and is now decomposing beneath a tree, acknowledging that their corpse will soon be a source of power for someone else ('your new corpse is beauty.').

You can't give me what I need
The singer is unsatisfied with what has been given to them in life, feeling that they need something more ('Anarchy of fallen angels.') to ultimately achieve power ('everything's mine.').

Picking at scabs with ambition to bleed
The artist is self-destructively committing harm to themselves, feeling that bleeding is a source of power that will ultimately give them the ability to control everything ('everything's mine.').

The war machine moves forward lifeless
The artist is observing the march of the war machine, which has no life and is therefore essentially powerless in their eyes ('everything's mine.').

We feed larvae with the blood of our martyrs
The artist is acknowledging that they are willing to use the corpses of their fellow soldiers to give life and power to the next generation ('everything's mine.').

We burn the flames of the funeral carnival
The singer is reveling in the fiery celebration of death, wherein they feel they have control over the flames through their assertion of power ('everything's mine.').

I eat the eyes and pray to see
The artist is eating eyes - which the eyes give sight - to gain insight and vision in order to achieve power ('everything's mine.')

The emptiness inside of me
The singer acknowledges a lack of something within themselves, causing them to feel as though power is something that they need in order to fill a void and gain a sense of meaning.

I eat the brain and pray to know
The singer desires more knowledge and data in order to be able to attain power and control over everything, even if it means dismembering and consuming the brains of others ('everything's mine.').

I want to be the enemy
The singer desires to be the villain and serve as an opponent to society, reflecting a desire to gain power through chaos and destruction ('dead, dead, dead.').

The hero is dead
The artist asserts that the hero is dead, indicating that there is no longer any hope for salvation, and it is therefore up to the artist to gain power by opposing societal standards and structures.

I put the newest hole in his head
The artist is expressing violence upon the hero, whom they feel is no longer a useful force in the world ('I want to be the enemy.').

Bleed for me, we were born dead
The singer is demanding that others show their loyalty by harming and sacrificing themselves in order to gain greater power and control over all ('everything's mine.').

Falling chunks of flesh
The singer observes the death and dismemberment of others with pleasure, finding power in the destruction of life ('everything's mine.')

Ejaculating sickness
The artist is personifying sickness as a liquid that is forcefully expelled, expressing a violent desire to release sickness and watch it spread throughout the world.

Shit lord, scum God swallow me whole
The artist is calling upon their dark gods to consume them whole and grant them infinite power and control over everything.

Your new corpse is beauty
The artist has recognized the beauty in death and decay, seeing deceased bodies as a source of power and sustenance ('everything's mine.').

Dying on the inside
The singer is acknowledging that they are crumbling within themselves emotionally and mentally, feeling powerless externally and finding only the darkness within them as a source of connection to the world and personal strength ('it's all mine.').

It's all mine...
The artist feels that they have a claim to all that exists, including life and death, and that nothing exists beyond their sphere of control ('everything's mine.').