Graveyard
Forest Lyrics


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In a graveyard I have been
A body I have seen
From the sharp burn I have dreamed
That body was me
and the music in my ear
hows life
be full of fear
that music in my ear
clear notes
coming near
Twisted faces I seem to apppear
Hows life
Be full of fear
All at once I stepped out of a dream
But a body
That was me
Twisted faces I seem to appear
Hows life
be full of fear
All at once I stepped out of a dream
But a body
That was me.
In a graveyard I have been.
A body I have seen.




From the sharp burn I have dreamed
That body was me.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Forest's song "Graveyard" describe a vivid and haunting dream in which the singer finds themselves in a graveyard, encountering a body that they later realize is their own. The first verse sets the stage for the dream, with the singer describing their experience in the graveyard and the vision of the body they have seen. The second verse delves deeper into the dream, with the singer hearing music in their ear that is both beautiful and full of fear. The repetition of the phrase "how's life, be full of fear" adds to the ominous and unsettling tone of the song.


The final two lines of each verse, "twisted faces I seem to appear/how's life, be full of fear" suggest that the singer is grappling with a sense of unease or anxiety about their own mortality. This feeling is heightened by the final lines of the song, in which the singer realizes that the body they saw in the graveyard was their own. The repetition of the phrase "in a graveyard I have been/a body I have seen/from the sharp burn I have dreamed/that body was me" underscores the sense of unease and finality that pervades the song.


Overall, "Graveyard" is a deeply introspective and haunting song that explores the complex emotions that arise when contemplating one's own mortality.


Line by Line Meaning

In a graveyard I have been.
I have visited a graveyard.


A body I have seen.
I have seen a dead body.


From the sharp burn I have dreamed That body was me.
I had a dream where I saw a dead body that I thought was me.


and the music in my ear hows life be full of fear that music in my ear clear notes coming near
I heard music that was full of fear and clear notes that were coming closer.


Twisted faces I seem to apppear Hows life Be full of fear
I saw twisted faces that made me feel like life is full of fear.


All at once I stepped out of a dream But a body That was me
Suddenly, I woke up from the dream, but I realized that the dead body I saw was actually mine.


Twisted faces I seem to appear Hows life be full of fear
I continue to see twisted faces that make me feel like life is full of fear.


All at once I stepped out of a dream But a body That was me.
I wake up from the dream again, but I'm still faced with the reality that my body is dead.




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