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1) Autopsy is an influential death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert after leaving Death. Beginning their career with the Severed Survival LP, Autopsy took on a sound similar to that of Scream Bloody Gore era Death, but soon moved on to a doom metal influenced sound for the Retribution for the Dead EP. The next full-length, Mental Funeral, would expand on Autopsy's "death doom" style of metal, and was met with great critical acclaim. Having completed a successful European tour soon after Mental Funeral, the band reentered the studio to record the Fiend for Blood EP, which was followed by their third full-length, Acts of the Unspeakable. Autopsy's last album, 1994's Shitfun, was heavily influenced by hardcore punk and would prepare fans for Abscess, Danny Coralles and Chris Reifert's project after Autopsy's demise in 1995, but as of July 2009, have reunited.

The band was featured in the 2005 music documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey when the film's narrator and star read aloud a verse from the band's song "Charred Remains".

Autopsy released their album Macabre Eternal in 2011 via Peaceville Records to wide critical acclaim, followed by 2013's album The Headless Ritual, 2014's album Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves, and 2015's EP Skull Grinder.

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2) Autopsy is a hardcore band from UK.

3) Autopsy is Jake Hallett, a hardcore producer and dj from UK.

Dead
Autopsy Lyrics

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Dead
Stiff and cold
In your box
To decay
Dead

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Autopsy's "Dead" are simple yet haunting, as they depict the final stage of a person's life: death. The opening line, "Dead, stiff and cold," immediately sets the tone for the song, painting a vivid and visceral picture of a lifeless body. The second line, "In your box," refers to the coffin that the deceased is placed in, emphasizing the finality of death. The third line, "To decay," acknowledges the inevitability of decomposition and the fact that even in death, the body continues to undergo physical changes.

Overall, the lyrics to "Dead" serve as a reminder of the fragility of life and the stark reality of mortality. They are a bleak and uncompromising portrayal of death that leaves little room for comfort or optimism. However, they also speak to our shared humanity and the universal experience of death that we all must face at some point in our lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Dead
Lifeless, the state of not having a heartbeat or brain activity.

Stiff and cold
Rigor mortis has set in, the muscles of the body have stiffened and the body temperature has decreased.

In your box
The deceased has been placed in a coffin or casket, typically for burial or cremation.

To decay
Over time, the body will begin to decompose and break down, returning to the earth from which it came.

Dead
Repeating the opening line, emphasizing the finality of death and the absence of life.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER REIFERT, DANIEL CORRALLES, ERIC CUTLER

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