Buried Alive
Front Line Assembly Lyrics


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Welcome to the arena of pain
Where everyone is a victim
We all are to blame
Welcome to the palace of fate
Morbid transformations
Distorted complications

[Chorus]
Alluring Disfiguration
Cruel Intentions
Cuts my skin alive
Infested with your sickened fascination
You need to be buried alive

This paradise which burns from within
Resurrected from an empty space of sin
Fearless contemplation discarding the human race
Flying under the radar of life

[Chorus]

Nocturnal cold emotions
Feeling out of place
A shameless hallucination
A sacred eternal waste
Welcome to the palace of fate
Morbid transformations
Distorted complications





[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Front Line Assembly's song "Buried Alive" describe a world of pain and victimization where everyone is to blame. The imagery is dark, and the tone is ominous and bleak. The welcome to the "palace of fate" suggests that there is no escaping the suffering and torment that await us all. The "morbid transformations" and "distorted complications" indicate that this world is far from perfect and is filled with horrors that are both physical and mental.


The chorus focuses on the theme of disfigurement, intention, and infestation. It suggests that some people find sick fascination in causing others pain and that their desire for such causes is a burden on the victims to the extent of needing to be buried alive. The words "Alluring Disfiguration, Cruel Intentions, Cuts my skin alive" paint a gruesome picture in listeners' minds, emphasizing the consequences of living in a society that tolerates and even perpetuates cruelty.


The final stanza presents a world where feeling out of place and living in shameless hallucination and sacred eternal waste are the norm. The singer appears to suggest that it is easier to fly under the radar of life than confront the horrors of this world. The lyrics of "Buried Alive" can be interpreted in many ways, but the overall message is that we are all victims in a world that is cruel and unforgiving.


Line by Line Meaning

Welcome to the arena of pain
We are entering a place where all individuals are subject to suffering.


Where everyone is a victim
This place has no respect for individuality, and all are subjected to the same fate.


We all are to blame
As a society, we are responsible for creating this environment and allowing it to continue.


Welcome to the palace of fate
This space is determined by the powers beyond our control, and we have no choice but to enter.


Morbid transformations
The processes of change and growth within this space are unpleasant and twisted.


Distorted complications
The problems in this space are made worse by the warped nature of events and actions.


Alluring Disfiguration
The appeal of becoming something new or different is marred by the physical and emotional consequences.


Cruel Intentions
The motivations behind this transformation are malevolent and unkind.


Cuts my skin alive
This process of transformation is painful and invasive, causing physical and emotional harm.


Infested with your sickened fascination
The desire to transform oneself, or others, is driven by a twisted and unhealthy obsession.


You need to be buried alive
The only way to escape this twisted environment is to completely remove oneself from it.


This paradise which burns from within
Despite its seemingly attractive nature, this place is ultimately destructive and self-consuming.


Resurrected from an empty space of sin
This environment is born and strives from a place of sin, despair, and hopelessness.


Fearless contemplation discarding the human race
The thought processes in this space prioritize destruction and disregard for humanity.


Flying under the radar of life
This place exists beyond the normal scope of human existence and logic, existing in a realm of chaos and darkness.


Nocturnal cold emotions
The feelings experienced within this environment are dark, dead, and devoid of life.


Feeling out of place
One cannot find true belonging or peace within this space.


A shameless hallucination
The reality of this space exists as a twisted version of what is truly real, devoid of morals, and shameless.


A sacred eternal waste
This space presents itself as something special, yet ultimately it is nothing more than a void of waste and emptiness.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: RICK WAKEMAN

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