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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Sticks And Stones
Disembodied Lyrics
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Broken beyond all hope
Buried in a shallow grave
Those words that you said
Pounded into my head
And driven through...
My thick skull
Cross you fingers
Drive your needles
Into my eyes
Stab me in the back
With your pitchfork tongue
Look what you have done
Over a cheap fuck
Another tragic casualty
One more digit
Scribed in blood
Cross you fingers
Hope to die
Drive your needles
Into my eyes
Piss on me
Spit on me
Shit on me
Doesn't mean a fuck to me
Sticks and stones
May break my bones
But your words will never hurt me
Never hurt me
The lyrics of Disembodied's song "Sticks and Stones" are a powerful commentary on the damaging effects of verbal abuse. The singer has endured a tremendous amount of pain and suffering as a result of hurtful words that have been directed at them. They describe feeling "beaten into the ground" and "broken beyond all hope," as if they have been physically assaulted. The use of violent imagery throughout the song - such as the reference to needles being driven into the singer's eyes, or the suggestively violent language about being stabbed in the back with a pitchfork - underscores the intensity of the emotional and psychological trauma that can be inflicted by words.
The song's refrain is a familiar adage: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words will never hurt me." But the repetition of the phrase takes on a different meaning within the context of the song - the singer seems to be trying to convince themselves that they are not affected by the abuse they have suffered, even though it is clear from the rest of the lyrics that they are deeply wounded. The final lines of the song - "piss on me, spit on me, shit on me / doesn't mean a fuck to me" - suggest a kind of nihilistic resignation, as if the singer has been so thoroughly traumatized that nothing can hurt them anymore.
Line by Line Meaning
Beaten into the ground
I was beaten down so badly that I felt hopeless and helpless
Broken beyond all hope
I was shattered and felt like there was no way to fix myself
Buried in a shallow grave
My spirit was killed and my self-worth was gone
Those words that you said
Your hurtful words cut me deeply
Pounded into my head
I couldn't shake off the impact of your words
And driven through...
They were like a sharp knife piercing through me
My thick skull
Even my strong mind couldn't block out the hurt
Cross you fingers
You hope to cause me harm
Hope to die
You're not afraid of death, which shows how much you hate me
Drive your needles
You want to hurt me so badly, like having needles poked into my eyes
Into my eyes
It's like taking away my ability to see the good in life
Stab me in the back
You pretend to be my friend but are actually hurting me behind my back
With your pitchfork tongue
Your words are sharp and pointy, like a pitchfork
Look what you have done
You've caused me so much pain and sadness
Over a cheap fuck
You hurt me because of something that wasn't worth it
Another tragic casualty
I am just one more victim of your hurtful actions
One more digit
You don't care about me as a person, I am just a number to you
Scribed in blood
My pain is real and your actions have caused me to bleed emotionally
Piss on me
You treat me like dirt, just another person to degrade
Spit on me
You disrespect me and treat me as though I am nothing
Shit on me
You treat me as though I am lower than dirt
Doesn't mean a fuck to me
Your mistreatment of me does not affect me anymore
Sticks and stones
Physical pain is nothing compared to emotional pain
May break my bones
Physical pain can be healed, emotional pain lingers on
But your words will never hurt me
I am stronger than your hurtful words, and I won't let them bring me down
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TITUS TURNER
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