Inside Me
Delirium X Tremens Lyrics


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I awake in the night, lit by the cold light of the open ice,
It's a calling that forces me to run.
I must stare at the sublime beauty of their motionless hands,
Of their dead faces, of their sterile eyes
That don't belong to them anymore, they have become more and more
A possession of mine, cause when I'll end this up they will be me.
I'm like a child in front of the most precious gift,
In front of life belonging to nobody else than me.

I have destroyed.
Lacerated, hit, blinded and regurgitated,
I have made mine what had been given to me for an instant
And now it won't belong to anyone else because
It won't be able to escape from where I've hidden it! Inside me...

I fall asleep listening in my mind an old creaking record,
Playing the music of their voices, their smiles and their fucking fears
I'm all of this, I'm happiness and fear, flesh and dust.
Nothing will be parted, It's all encased inside me.

I must melt with their souls, I must consume myself

I perceive their motions inside me, with eyes bulging with terror
I hear them plead for a useless forgiveness that only now can be offered,
Now that we have become one thing.
A mirror waves
Like a wayfarer and I stop in front of him admiring my ego, my power.

I am one, but not alone, I have begun to grow and I just want to go on,
I want more lymph, more flesh to feed me, other food for my flesh.
I'm dreaming, I hear their voices calling from the depths, now it's them to ask for me,




Them who need to feed their hate with my soul,
They will prey my corpse to make the reckoning perfect.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Delirium X Tremens's "Inside Me" depict a disturbed and twisted individual who revels in the destruction and possession of others' lives. The song begins with the singer awakening in the night, drawn to the cold light of the open ice, which seems to beckon him to run. As he does, he fixates on the stillness of the dead bodies he encounters, becoming obsessed with possessing them and making them a part of himself, claiming that they will be him when he ends his destructive spree.


The second stanza is disturbing, as he describes the various ways he has destroyed and absorbed the beings he has encountered. He has regurgitated and hid away their souls inside him, becoming a melding of their voices, their happiness, fears, flesh, and dust. The singer revels in the power of being one with them, but it is clear that this is not a symbiotic relationship. In the final lines, the singer is dreaming of being preyed upon by them, becoming the perfect reckoning.


"Inside Me" seems to be a meditation on the darker aspects of possession and the human psyche. It highlights the importance of having control over ourselves and not letting our darker impulses take over, lest we become consumed by them. The song is haunting and disturbing, but also thought-provoking in its portrayal of madness and the human desire for control.


Line by Line Meaning

I awake in the night, lit by the cold light of the open ice,
I am compelled to wake up in the night and see the beauty of the open ice and feel its coldness.


It's a calling that forces me to run.
I am called to run and escape from my current self.


I must stare at the sublime beauty of their motionless hands,
I have to look at the beauty of their hands, now lifeless and unmoving.


Of their dead faces, of their sterile eyes
I must also look at their lifeless faces and their eyes, which are now without sparkle or life.


That don't belong to them anymore, they have become more and more
Their features are no longer theirs as they belong to me.


A possession of mine, cause when I'll end this up they will be me.
I possess their features because when I end everything, they will become a part of me.


I'm like a child in front of the most precious gift,
I feel like a child seeing a very precious gift.


In front of life that belongs to nobody else than me.
I see a life that is mine and no one else's.


I have destroyed.
I have destroyed and caused ruin.


Lacerated, hit, blinded and regurgitated,
I have caused them to suffer, to be wounded, blinded, and to vomit.


I have made mine what had been given to me for an instant
I have kept everything given to me as a gift.


And now it won't belong to anyone else because
No one else will have what is now mine.


It won't be able to escape from where I've hidden it! Inside me...
Nothing can escape from where I have hidden it, deep inside me.


I fall asleep listening in my mind an old creaking record,
As I sleep, I hear old records playing in my mind that make the sounds of the past come alive again.


Playing the music of their voices, their smiles and their fucking fears
The records replay all their voices, their smiles, and their fears.


I'm all of this, I'm happiness and fear, flesh and dust.
I am all of them, happy, fearful, flesh and dust.


Nothing will be parted, It's all encased inside me.
Nothing will be separated and everything will remain enclosed inside me.


I must melt with their souls, I must consume myself
I will merge with their souls and devour myself.


I perceive their motions inside me, with eyes bulging with terror
I can feel their movement inside me and it makes me terrified and anxious.


I hear them plead for a useless forgiveness that only now can be offered,
I can hear them begging for forgiveness, which is now useless since they are already a part of me.


Now that we have become one thing.
We are now one object that cannot be separated.


A mirror waves
I see a mirror waving as if beckoning me to look at myself.


Like a wayfarer and I stop in front of him admiring my ego, my power.
I stop at the mirror, showing off my ego and power.


I am one, but not alone, I have begun to grow and I just want to go on,
I am now one entity, but I am not alone. I want to continue to grow and become more powerful.


I want more lymph, more flesh to feed me, other food for my flesh.
I crave more lymph and flesh to sustain me and to satisfy my hunger.


I'm dreaming, I hear their voices calling from the depths, now it's them to ask for me,
I dream and can hear their voices from deep down, and they are asking for me.


Them who need to feed their hate with my soul,
They need my soul to satisfy their own hate.


They will prey my corpse to make the reckoning perfect.
They will hunt down my body to bring an end to this, and it will be the perfect reckoning.




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